LACSON LEADERSHIP GUARANTEES EQUITY FOR WOMEN

Women will get much better opportunities to hold key posts in government, as gender equality will be one of the highlights of a Lacson presidency.

In an interview with One News, Sen. Panfilo “Ping” Lacson stressed that it has been proven time and again that women are just as capable as men. 

“Time was gone when ang tingin natin sa mga kababaihan eh pangtaumbahay lamang (Time was gone when we only see women as housewives),” Lacson stressed.

He also maintained that a person’s gender will never be the basis of their qualification in a Lacson administration.

“Bottomline is ‘yung performance, competence, integrity. Immaterial kung ito man ay male o female (The bottomline is their performance, competence, integrity. It’s immaterial whether it’s a male or a female),” the senator said.

The senator mentioned as examples women who have excelled as leaders in other countries like German Chancellor Angela Merkel and New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern.

"Napakaraming magagaling na women leaders hindi lang sa ating bansa kundi sa buong mundo rin (There are so many great women leaders not just here but around the world)."

Lacson has earlier emphasized the need to put the “right people” in key government positions, especially to improve the country’s pandemic response.(PR/ via Mike Navarro)