The Election Registration Board (ERB) of the Province of Antique has upheld the transfer of voter registration of Senator Loren Legarda in Pandan, Antique, declaring oppositions as “baseless and premature.”
On Wednesday, Legarda received the decision of the ERB Antique denying the oppositions filed by Atty. Robin P. Rubinos, Arnold Z. Sastrado, Erlinda C. Roquero and Felixberta B. Gumboc.
Read MoreSenator Loren Legarda has called on the youth of Antique to put in high regard the value of education and seize the opportunity to get a degree for free.
“As the year is about to end, state universities and colleges (SUCs), local state universities and colleges (LUCs), and state-run technical vocational institutions (TVIs) are starting to initiate entrance exams to college education. With Php40 Billion allocated for free college education nationwide, all Filipino college students may now avail of free tuition in all SUCs, LUCs, TVIs,” Legarda said.
Read MoreSenator Loren Legarda has declared her programs for her home province of Antique, saying that she will focus on giving Antiqueños access to quality education and healthcare, as well as more livelihood opportunities.
Inday Loren, a three-term senator who is running for representative of the lone district of Antique, made the statement as she led the turnover of her various projects for the province during a ceremony on Friday attended by more than 3,000 Antiqueños at the Binirayan Sports Complex in San Jose.
Read MoreIn celebration of Indigenous Peoples’ Month this October, Senator Loren Legarda enjoins everyone to watch today the sixth season of Dayaw and to visit the second edition of the 2018 National Arts and Crafts Fair (NACF).
The NACF opens today, October 25 until Sunday, October 28, at Megatrade Halls 1-3, SM Megamall, Mandaluyong City. It features 260 booths of local artisans and schools of living traditions (SLTs) representing all regions in the country. All 18 municipalities of Antique, Legarda’s home province, are also represented.
Read MoreSenator Loren Legarda today enjoined her fellow Antiqueños as well as citizens of the Panay island to protect the region’s natural resources, especially its protected areas, such as the Northwest Panay Peninsula Natural Park (NWPPNP).
Legarda, a staunch environmentalist and principal author of the Expanded National Integrated Protected Areas System Act of 2018 (ENIPAS) under Republic Act No. 11038, said that protected areas are critical in biodiversity conservation. Biodiversity is essential for human existence as it provides for the many goods and services we need, such as: clean air, fresh water and food products, as well as the many other products like timber and fiber.
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