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Article: Magna Carta of Women approval urgent-Senator
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- The Manila Times
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- March 8, 2008
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BAGUIO CITY: Sen. Pia Cayetano said Thursday she is hopeful that the Magna Carta of Women or House Bill 1701 will finally be passed into law under the term of a woman president.
But Cayetano was quick to claim that there is no guarantee that women and children issues are priority concerns if a woman like President Gloria Arroyo.
"I am just candid in telling you the real scenario," were the words of Cayetano in a press conference before she graced the Women's Month celebration at the Baguio Convention Center Thursday morning.
Cayetano, the youngest elected female senatoand author of the Magna Carta of Women, said that the Arroyo government must start focusing on social issues like health ...