April 22, 2010
NP-NPC-LDP VICE PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE SENATOR LOREN LEGARDA TODAY CHAMPIONED HER PROPOSAL FOR A WATER SECURITY PROGRAM TO BOOST AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY AMIDST THE HEAT WAVE BROUGHT BY EL NIÑO.
“The crop damages caused by El Niño has now reached Php8.4 billion, and with the heat wave expected to last until June or July of this year, we’ve got to step up our campaign to irrigate our farmlands, otherwise we will be seeing another round of food price hikes and an increase […]
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April 22, 2010
ON EARTH DAY, NP-NPC-LDP VICE PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE AND STAUNCH ENVIRONMENTALIST LOREN LEGARDA ENCOURAGED THE YOUTH TO BECOME A CLIMATE HERO AND TAKE UP THE ENVIRONMENT AS AN ADVOCACY.
“As heirs of our nation’s wealth and heritage, the youth has a primary interest in protecting and conserving the environment. I encourage our young ones to become more aware of global warming, and participate in activities that help adapt to and mitigate its impact,” said Legarda, who has created and chaired the […]
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April 21, 2010
NP-NPC-LDP VICE PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE SENATOR LOREN LEGARDA SUPPORTS PRESS GROUPS AND PROSECUTORS IN CONDEMNING THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE (DOJ) SECRETARY’S DECISION TO DROP THE NAMES OF AUTONOMOUS REGION IN MUSLIM MINDANAO (ARMM) GOV. ZALDY AMPATUAN AND MAMASAPANO MAYOR AKMAD AMPATUAN AMONG THE ACCUSED IN THE MASS MURDER OF 57 PEOPLE IN MAGUINDANAO LAST NOVEMBER.
In a press conference yesterday, Legarda told media reporters that the political and social context of the case demands that the court, which has the authority […]
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April 20, 2010
NP-NPC-LDP VICE PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE SENATOR LOREN LEGARDA TODAY PUSHED THE COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS (COMELEC) TO STEP UP ITS PREPARATIONS FOR THE UPCOMING NATIONAL ELECTIONS, AND TO IDENTIFY WHICH PRECINCTS WILL HAVE NO AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION ON MAY 10.
“We’re hearing various speculations about how there would be a failure of elections come May 10, and it’s not good to propagate that. It’s demoralizing for our electorate here that their vote won’t count. And we see that now, with the increasing number […]
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April 19, 2010
NP-NPC-LDP VICE PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE SENATOR LOREN LEGARDA CALLED ON THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE TO RECONSIDER ITS DECISION TO DROP THE NAMES OF AUTONOMOUS REGION IN MUSLIM MINDANAO (ARMM) GOV. ZALDY AMPATUAN AND MAMASAPANO MAYOR AKMAD AMPATUAN AMONG THE ACCUSED IN THE MASS MURDER OF 57 PEOPLE IN MAGUINDANAO LAST NOVEMBER.
On February 9, 2010, Andal Ampatuan Sr., 25 other members of his family (including Zaldy and Akman Ampatuan), 65 soldiers and police officers, and 106 members of a civilian militia […]
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