MANII.A, PHII.

IPPINES ITHURSDAY 6 }UNE 2oI9

Thursday, 6 June 2019

Daily Tribune

.Arroyo's
achievdments
She also expressed
touted
tratitude for the privilege
President and Speaker of the House
t. ,.*. tfr_ .r_t"y *
Bt lananGol Bordey
Securi[]of Tenure Act, Coconut Farmers
Trust.Fund Act, Rice Tarifficstion Act, and
Former president and Speaker Cloria
-_
Macapa€al-Anoyo
Iaw-s in line with the Comprehensive Tax
delivered her farewell speech Letorm program.
the other night as rhe IZth Congless aqioumed
The Congress also followed Dute{e,s
sine die. .
m passing mining, alcohol, and bbacco tax
requesl,
her speech, Arroyo took pride of the 260
. -._h
bils that the House passed into law since she
mcrease, refoms h property valuaiion, capital
took the post.
income and linancial t
(es and tax amnesty
pr0gr8m.
She also expressed
,
to
Satitude for the Uivilege alsl nen!9ned the apgoval of major
serv_e
of the House.
the cotrntry as hesident and Speal<ir - l.AnoVo
T:ry.: *t.r" Universal Health Carc Act,
tlee 'Ilftiary Education Act. Nadonat ID S)stem
"We a.re all on a joumey bgether. fu our
to name a fetl'.
nanon mwes forward, let us aI join hands
.urury and walk confidendy
in 'W concem has not been on rny legacy as
tomofiow." she said_
towards a better ^
:p€arcr -_rny
concem as Spealer was l,o suppoft
r"e$dert Df€rte,s legary in the year tha I
"tlom the botlom of rny heart. I thanli you had as
,- $,ying
lor me the honor and privilege
the head ofthis House," Arroyo reiteralcd.
of serving She rtso said that she does not expect
y0\' she stressed. ",
"dnmatic
a
legarT as rhos€ gianb 0f vmdd history"
She Mded that there are gg0 bills approved
-
from the 2,b00 rneasures they processed in
"I think my legacy will center around
tJle restonng
. I'hild Regu.tar Session of the l?th Congress. 9ur country's frscal stabiliiy a.fter
storm of fmancial crisis here and airoad,"
--
"Ihe 880 measures we approved include _a.
-she
sajd-
lu.th: liif. hi^ql'lqtued by presidenr Rodriso
Outede in his 2018 State ofthe Nation Mdres{' - - "ou.r fhcal reforms expanded resources for
inft.astTcrurg and development, after which,
Anoyo said.
as I said earliel ou_r povefty level weft
down
.She em,0hasized rhat her leadership,s
principal objective is 10 push for nuterte,s
Itom 39 percent to 26 percent," Aroyo added.
Arroyo said she ydll be retiring from politics
legislatftr agenda_
and will write a memoir instead.
Among the priority measures they She is on her last term as representative
approved were Bangsamoro Organic
Law, -Pampanga. 0f

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