Tessie Aquino-Oreta ( 2007 Political TV Ad )
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Before being elected to the Senate, Tessie Aquino-Oreta already made her mark as a legislator in the House of Representatives for three consecutive terms, from 1987-1998, representing the district of Malabon City-Navotas. Even then, she already focused on issues concerning education, women and children, livelihood and employment, food and health, as well as the improvement of public facilities in Malabon and the nation in general. At the Lower House, she authored, and co-authored about 280 bills (79 were enacted into laws) and proposed 101 local and national resolutions (20 were adopted). Senator Aquino Oreta became Assistant Majority Floor Leader twice: First during the 8th Congress in 1987 and the second, during the 8th Congress in 1995. In so doing, she became the first woman Assistant Majority Floor Leader in the history of the Lower House. A strong advocate of women’s health empowerment, she authored Republic Act 6864 eventually led to the creation of the MAKATAO Center for Women Center / San Lorenzo District Hospital for women in Malabon in March 1998. The center and hospital seek to provide integrated health services, health education and counseling. In the 1998 National Elections, she was elected senator under the LAMMP (Laban ng Makabayang Pilipino) banner. In the three years she has been in office, Senator Aquino Oreta had filed 197 Senate Bills (authored and co-authored) and resolutions, related to education, youth, women, family relations, health, local …
