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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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Legarda vows support for corn farmers

March 24, 2010

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 […]

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Legarda chides Roxas for belittling climate change impact to RP

March 24, 2010

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 […]

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Legarda To Mar: Prove Your Pro-Poor Agenda

March 23, 2010

NP-NPC-LDP VICE-PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE LOREN LEGARDA YESTERDAY CHALLENGED RIVAL MAR ROXAS TO PROVE HIS “PRO-POOR” AGENDA AND SHOW CONCRETE PROGRAMS OF POVERTY ALLEVIATION AND IMPROVED SOCIAL SERVICES.
She said Roxas has aggravated the struggle of poor Filipinos in the Cheaper Medicines Act that actually provides for “parallel importation” and selective decrease in the price of medicines. She also contested Roxas’ image as Mr. Palengke, saying the former Trade Secretary has not done much to keep the prices of basic market commodities […]

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