April 15, 2010
NP-NPC-LDP VICE PRESIDENTIAL BET SENATOR LOREN LOREN LEGARDA TODAY CHAMPIONED FOOD SOVEREIGNTY, DESCRIBING IT AS A RIGHT OF EVERYONE TO DEFINE THEIR OWN FOOD, AGRICULTURE, LIVESTOCK AND FISHERIES SYSTEMS.
“Right now, food prices continue to spiral upward because it’s linked to international market forces beyond our control. And there’s also the issue of climate change, of the drought constraining the productivity of our farmers and fisherfolk which also contribute to higher food prices. We know that the higher the food […]
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April 14, 2010
NP-NPC-LDP VICE PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE SENATOR LOREN LEGARDA TODAY PRESENTED WATER SCARCITY AS A CRUCIAL ISSUE BEFORE THE CATHOLIC BISHOP’S CONFERENCE OF THE PHILIPPINES (CBCP) FORUM FOR VICE-PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES, AND PUSHED FOR THE FULL AND IMMEDIATE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE CLEAN WATER ACT.
Water scarcity is a very real problem that confronts us today. We see it in the news, as more reports of declining harvests and damages to crops get reported. We feel it when we go to the market and […]
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April 13, 2010
NP-NPC-LDP VICE PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE LOREN LEGARDA TODAY CHAMPIONED RURAL LIVELIHOOD IN A FORUM HOSTED BY THE CATHOLIC BISHOP’S CONFERENCE OF THE PHILIPPINES (CBCP) FOR VICE-PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES. AN ADVOCATE OF COUNTRYSIDE DEVELOPMENT, LEGARDA VOWED TO ENSURE THE EFFECTIVE IMPLEMENTATION OF ALL THE LAWS SHE HAS PASSED FOR THE RURAL POOR.
“Sixty percent of the poor in the Philippines hails from the provinces. As such, there is no better, more effective way to alleviate poverty than to advance rural livelihood. We’ve got […]
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April 12, 2010
NP-NPC-LDP VICE PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE LOREN LEGARDA IS HEARTENED OVER THE FIRST OVERSEAS ABSENTEE VOTE THAT WENT TO HER AND RUNNING-MATE MANNY VILLAR.
The first official vote fed into the Precinct Count Optical Scan (PCOS) at the Bayanihan Kennedy Center in Hong Kong was by OFW Rowena dela Cruz.
“Sana simula na ito. Nagpapasalamat ako kay Rowena dela Cruz na siyang unang OFW na Pilipina na bumoto. Natutuwa kami sa suporta ng ating mga OFWs,” she said.
On Saturday, more than […]
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April 11, 2010
CAMPAIGNING YESTERDAY IN RIZAL, NP-NPC-LDP VICE PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE LOREN LEGARDA JOINED MONTALBAN FARMERS, WHO ARE BENEFICIARIES OF AGRARIAN REFORM BUT CONTINUE TO BE LANDLESS, IN CALLING FOR JUSTICE AND GENUINE LAND REFORM.
The landholding in question covers 1,645 hectares of land situated at Barangay Mascap, Montalban, Rizal. The powerful Araneta-ROXAS family has been trying to get the land converted to residential commercial use to avoid being subjected to agrarian reform, which stand to benefit 100 tenant farmers. The case is […]
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