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 […]
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 […]
“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 […]
NP-NPC-LDP VICE PRESIDENTIAL BET LOREN LEGARDA VOWS TO SUPPORT CORN FARMERS AS THEY SUSTAIN THE GREATEST INJURY FROM THE PROLONGED DRY SPELL CAUSED BY THE EL NINO PHENOMENON. LOREN URGED FARMERS’ ORGANIZATIONS TO BE VIGILANT IN MONITORING THE IMPLEMENTATION OF EMERGENCY MEASURES UNDERTAKEN BY THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. THE FUNDS SHOULD BE PRIORITIZED TO ADDRESS THE MOST URGENT NEEDS LIKE SHALLOW TUBE WELLS, IRRIGATION PUMPS AND FUEL TO THE HARDEST HIT AREAS. FUNDS SHOULD ALSO BE ALLOCATED TO HELP FARMERS […]
THE PHILIPPINES IS ONE OF THE MOST VULNERABLE COUNTRIES TO CLIMATE CHANGE. THIS IS ACCORDING TO MULTILATERAL ORGANIZATIONS SUCH AS THE MANILA-BASED ADB, WORLD BANK AND EUROPEAN BANK FOR RECONSTRUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT WILLING TO PROVIDE FUNDS TO ASSIST THE COUNTRY IN ADAPTING TO CLIMATE CHANGE.
NP-NPC-LDP vice presidential candidate Loren Legarda stressed this today, contending that Senator Roxas missed the point when he said that climate change is not an issue since the Philippines account for less than 1 percent […]
