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Legarda alarmed at Comelec revelation of 700,000 double registrants

March 18, 2010

“IT’S ALARMING AND ALL HONEST CANDIDATES SHOULD BE CONCERNED,” NP-NPC-LDP VICE PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE LOREN LEGARDA SAID ON WEDNESDAY ON THE RECENT COMELEC REVELATION THAT AROUND 700.000 VOTERS IN ITS NATIONAL LIST WERE DOUBLE REGISTRANTS.
“The PPCRV (Philippine Pastoral Council for Responsible Voting) was right after all: This is just the tip of the iceberg,” Legarda said. “It’s ironic that our first modern election could be ruined by such ancient tactics as flying voters and padded voters’ list. ”
She was […]

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Legarda calls for immediate creation of IRR for Expanded Senior Citizen’s Law

March 18, 2010

NP-NPC-LDP VICE PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE SENATOR LOREN LEGARDA YESTERDAY MET WITH THE LUZON SENIOR CITIZENS GROUP AND ENCOURAGED THEM TO BECOME INVOLVED IN CRAFTING THE IMPLEMENTING RULES AND REGULATION (IRR) OF THE RECENTLY PASSED EXPANDED SENIOR CITIZEN LAW.
Legarda, who principally authored and ushered into passage in the Senate along with Sen. Pia Cayetano’s Committee on Social Justice, said “This law is my tribute to Filipino senior citizens who have been and continue to be part of building our nation. It […]

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‘I will keep questioning if Roxas is fit to be VP’ – Legarda

March 18, 2010

“THE LIBERAL PARTY CAMP IS RIGHT IN ITS PREDICTION: I WILL KEEP CRITICIZING MAR ROXAS, EVEN AS ELECTION DAY DRAWS NEARER, FOR FEAR THAT HE WILL FOOL VOTERS IN CHOOSING THE WRONG CANDIDATE FOR VICE PRESIDENT,” NP-NPC-LDP VICE PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE LOREN LEGARDA SAID ON TUESDAY AS SHE HEADED FOR PAMPANGA.
Legarda was reacting to statements from her opponents that her criticism of Roxas was prompted by her lower ranking in the surveys.
“Yes, I want to win. Have you heard […]

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‘Aim for entrepreneurship rather than employment’ – Legarda to graduating students

March 17, 2010

COLLEGE STUDENTS MIGHT DO BETTER AFTER WALKING OFF THE STAGE WITH THEIR DIPLOMAS IF THEY WOULD CONSIDER AIMING FOR ENTREPRENEURSHIP INSTEAD OF EMPLOYMENT, NP-NPC-LDP VICE PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE LOREN LEGARDA SAID ON TUSEDAY.
“It’s always sobering to think that you graduate only to join the ranks of the unemployed. That’s why I decided to get part-time jobs even while in school,” Legarda said, recalling her years at the UP Institute of Mass Communication.
Legarda issued the statement in reaction to a […]

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Legarda encouraged by Danding Cojuangco, NPC support

March 17, 2010

“IT’S VERY REASSURING AND ENCOURAGING TO HEAR THAT DANDING COJUANGCO HAS AFFIRMED HIS AND THE PARTY’S SUPPORT FOR ME,” NP-NPC-LDP VICE PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE LOREN LEGARDA SAID ON WEDNESDAY, A DAY AFTER HEARING THE NEWS.
In a story titled “Danding Cojuangco affirms support for Legarda,” Inquirer.net quoted Rep. Mark Cojuangco, son of the NPC founder, as saying: “We may not have a presidential aspirant in these elections, but the NPC has not wavered in its commitment to support Senator Legarda.”
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