Legarda Joins Earth Day Call: Protect Our Species
April 21, 2019Senator Loren Legarda today joined calls to protect our species, which is the theme for this year’s Earth Day celebration (April 22).
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Legarda: PAL’s Additional Flights to Antique a Good Sign of Progress
April 20, 2019Senator Loren Legarda today said that Philippine Airlines (PAL) will fly three times a week from Clark International Airport to Antique airport, and vice versa, starting April 25, 2019.
Legarda, who is running for Congresswoman of Antique and fondly called “Inday Loren” by Antiqueños, said that the increased direct flights to the province is a good sign of progress.
Read MoreLegarda: Programs on Protection of Environment, Arts and Culture to Boost Tourism in Antique
April 14, 2019Senator “Inday Loren” Legarda today said she wants Antique’s tourism to flourish like its sister provinces in Western Visayas and believes that this is possible through environmental protection and arts and culture promotion.
Legarda noted that Antique is the province in Western Visayas with the second lowest number of tourist arrivals in 2017 and the lowest in 2018. According to data from the Department of Tourism (DOT) Region VI, in 2017, there were only 162,925 domestic and international tourists who visited Antique out of the 5.8 million total tourist arrivals in Western Visayas Region. In 2018, Antique only had 108,220 out of the region’s 4.9 million tourist arrivals.
Read MoreSecretary Bello to Antiqueños: Thank Inday Loren for DOLE Programs in Antique
April 11, 2019Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) Secretary Silvestre Bello III on Tuesday visited Antique to check on the implementation of its various programs in the province and told Antiqueños to thank Senator Inday Loren Legarda for bringing these services to her kasimanwas.
Bello acknowledged Legarda’s efforts to bring DOLE’s programs, such as Tulong Panghanapbuhay sa ating Disadvantaged/Displaced Workers Program or TUPAD Program, closer to the people, including Antiqueños.
Read MoreInday Loren Ensures Antiqueños: Health is a Priority Wants Medicines for Senior Citizens, Toilet in Every Home
April 7, 2019In celebration of World Health Day (April 7), Senator Inday Loren Legarda today assured her kasimanwas that providing quality health care services to Antiqueños and addressing issues that affect their health are among her priority programs.
Legarda, who is running for Representative of the Lone District of Antique under the Nationalist People’s Coalition (NPC), said that she wants to provide free medicines, especially to senior citizens and indigent patients who need to take maintenance medicines.
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