January 22, 2010
SEN. LOREN LEGARDA YESTERDAY WARNED AGAINST “MIDNIGHT FIRE SALES” BY THE ADMINISTRATION OF GOVERNMENT PROPERTIES AMOUNTING TO BILLIONS OF PESOS.
Loren said that the Arroyo administration should stop efforts to sell prime government assets, such as the Food Terminal Inc., “to avoid suspicions that these transactions could be midnight fire sales at giveaway prices and made to support dubious political purposes.”
Loren issued the warning after Finance Secretary Margarito Teves announced that the government was targeting to sell three “big […]
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January 21, 2010
AFTER THE MANILA WATER CO. WARNED RECENTLY THAT WATER LEVELS HAVE DROPPED SIGNIFICANTLY IN THE ANGAT DAM WITH THE EL NINO PHENOMENON SHOWING EARLY SIGNS, SENATOR LOREN LEGARDA CALLED ON THE DENR AND THE DA TO INTENSIFY EFFORTS FOR THE REHABILITATION, DEVELOPMENT AND PROTECTION OF WATERSHEDS.
“Government must now pursue urgent measures, including comprehensive watershed management, enhancement of irrigation efficiency, introduction of low water use crops and efficient farming practices, recycling of water and improvement of monitoring and forecasting systems […]
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January 21, 2010
SEN. LOREN LEGARDA TODAY LAUDED CEBU’S TOURISM PROGRAM AS ONE THAT SHOULD BE EMULATED BY OTHER REGIONS AND PROVINCES IN THE COUNTRY TO STIMULATE TOURISM AS A MEANS FOR RAISING LOCAL INCOMES AND ATTRACTING INVESTMENTS.
Loren made the observation while participating in the Suroy Suroy Sugbu, consisting of a tour of Cebu’s historical, cultural and natural attraction sites of interest to domestic and foreign tourists.
Loren said that the tour, led by Cebu Governor Gwen Garcia, was “very educational, culturally […]
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January 21, 2010
CEBU CITY- FOR A FESTIVAL CREATED TO RIVAL OTHER FESTIVALS AROUND THE COUNTRY, THE SINULOG FESTIVAL HAS COME A LONG WAY THIS YEAR AS IT ATTRACTED UP TO 8 MILLION PEOPLE ON SUNDAY, ACCORDING TO POLICE.
Police made the crowd estimate, saying the figure included the number of people who were on the parade route, spectators inside the Cebu City Sports Center grandstand and the Basilica del Sto. Niño Pilgrim Center.
“It was record-breaking,” said Vice Mayor Michael Rama, Sinulog […]
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January 21, 2010
IN LIGHT OF THE INCREASING HUNGER RATE IN THE COUNTRY, SENATOR LOREN LEGARDA EMPHASIZED THE NEED FOR STRONGER SUPPORT FOR OUR COUNTRY’S AGRICULTURE TO AVERT A POSSIBLE FOOD CRISIS AND COMBAT HUNGER IN THE PHILIPPINES.
“The Social Weather Stations showed that there is an increase of 24 percent of Filipinos who suffer from hunger. This means that 4.4 million households or approximately 20 million Filipinos did not have enough to eat in the past year. To me, this is both […]
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