Lacson Leadership Guarantees Equity for Women October 7, 2021 - 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. Sen. Panfilo M. Lacson stressed this Thursday as he noted women have excelled as leaders such as 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)," he said in an interview on One News. Lacson also cited studies indicating that all over the world, including the Philippines, men may be more prone to corruption than women. He also maintained that the key qualifications would still be performance, competence and integrity, regardless of gender. "Sa akin ang laging tinitingnan ko ang competence, especially integrity kasi napakaimportante (As far as I'm concerned, I pu...