Albay Gov Hails Legarda’s “Social Technocratism”

April 5, 2010

LEGAZPI –– ALBAY GOVERNOR JOEY SALCEDA TODAY LAUDED NP-NPC-LDP VICE PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE LOREN LEGARDA FOR WHAT HE CALLS “SOCIAL TECHNOCRATISM” WHICH PUTS A PREMIUM ON A GOVERNMENT LEADER’S ABILITY TO REACH ALL SOCIAL CLASSES.
“We need a leader that can relate to people from all walks of life, a leader that can do social rebalancing. To me, Loren Legarda epitomizes this type of leader,” he said.
“Our farmers are our silent heroes. They feed the country, and yet they are […]

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Legarda Pushes for Credit for Farmers

April 4, 2010

NPC-NP-LDP VICE-PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE LOREN LEGARDA URGED BANKS AND GOVERNMENT FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS TO FAST-TRACK COMPLIANCE WITH THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE REVISED AGRI-AGRA LAW TO BOOST FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR RURAL FARMERS, WHOM SHE CALLS THE COUNTRY’S “SILENT HEROES”.
The law mandates banks and financial institutions to extend 25% of loanable funds to the agricultural, fisheries and agrarian reform sectors. The revised law, authored and sponsored by Legarda as chair of the Senate Agriculture Committee, removed various loopholes and alternative complianceS, such as […]

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Election day should be the Easter of politics – Legarda

April 3, 2010

“JUST AS CHRIST GAVE HIS FOLLOWERS RENEWED HOPE IN THEIR SPIRITUAL OUTLOOK, PUBLIC OFFICIALS SHOULD TRY TO EMULATE HIS TEACHINGS AND GIVE THEIR CITIZENS RENEWED HOPE IN THEIR POLITICAL OUTLOOK, THOUGH SKEPTICS AND CYNICS MAY TRY TO VIRTUALLY CRUCIFY THEM FOR THEIR EFFORTS.”
NP-NPC-LDP vice presidential candidate Loren Legarda issued the statement to mark Easter Sunday, urging fellow candidates to give new meaning and relevance to resurrection and rebirth.
“Candidates know this – that voters, especially the poor majority, look […]

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