Francis Escudero
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"Francis Joseph "Chiz" Guevara Escudero" is a member of the Philippine Senate since 2007. He previously served as a member of the Philippine House of Representatives from the Legislative districts of Sorsogon/1st District Sorsogon, and as the Minority Floor Leader of the 13th Congress of the Philippines on his third and last House term.

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We admit we still lack the needed votes because the pressure from the administration is great on our colleagues here, ... We are still scrounging around for additional signatures.

We accept and we respect the decision, but we don't agree with it.

We respect and honor the decision. But it does not mean we approve of it.

The search for truth is not yet over, the President and her allies will be haunted by the accusations ... it will hound her wherever she may go.

Ayokong pangunahan hangga't hindi ko naririnig ang kanilang pahayag. Masyado nang maraming nasaktan sa isyung ito na lumikha ng maraming away. We will give them the benefit of the doubt.

That is too much. That is adding insult to injury.

Peaceful protests are guaranteed by the constitution, rallies should not be prohibited.

We may have lost, we may have not gotten the 79 signatures, this does not mean that Gloria Macapagal Arroyo has won.