April 15, 2010
NP-NPC-LDP VICE PRESIDENTIAL BET SENATOR LOREN LOREN LEGARDA TODAY CHAMPIONED FOOD SOVEREIGNTY, DESCRIBING IT AS A RIGHT OF EVERYONE TO DEFINE THEIR OWN FOOD, AGRICULTURE, LIVESTOCK AND FISHERIES SYSTEMS.
“Right now, food prices continue to spiral upward because it’s linked to international market forces beyond our control. And there’s also the issue of climate change, of the drought constraining the productivity of our farmers and fisherfolk which also contribute to higher food prices. We know that the higher the food […]
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April 15, 2010
NP-NPC-LP VICE PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE LOREN LEGARDA URGED THE COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS (COMELEC) TO INFORM THE CANDIDATES OF THE PRECINCTS WHICH WILL HAVE NO AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION COME ELECTION TIME, IN LIGHT OF THE RECENT NEWS THAT THIRTY PERCENT OF THE VOTE CANVASSING WILL BE CONDUCTED MANUALLY.
“We have crafted the law providing for automated elections, and mandated that 100% of the transmission and counting of ballots should be automated. Voting, of course is still a manual activity. It’s the transmission and […]
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April 15, 2010
NP-NPC-LDP VICE PRESIDENTIAL BET SENATOR LOREN LOREN LEGARDA TODAY CHAMPIONED FOOD SOVEREIGNTY, DESCRIBING IT AS A RIGHT OF EVERYONE TO DEFINE THEIR OWN FOOD, AGRICULTURE, LIVESTOCK AND FISHERIES SYSTEMS.
“Right now, food prices continue to spiral upward because it’s linked to international market forces beyond our control. And there’s also the issue of climate change, of the drought constraining the productivity of our farmers and fisherfolk which also contribute to higher food prices. We know that the higher the food […]
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April 14, 2010
NP-NPC-LDP VICE PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE SENATOR LOREN LEGARDA TODAY PRESENTED WATER SCARCITY AS A CRUCIAL ISSUE BEFORE THE CATHOLIC BISHOP’S CONFERENCE OF THE PHILIPPINES (CBCP) FORUM FOR VICE-PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES, AND PUSHED FOR THE FULL AND IMMEDIATE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE CLEAN WATER ACT.
Water scarcity is a very real problem that confronts us today. We see it in the news, as more reports of declining harvests and damages to crops get reported. We feel it when we go to the market and […]
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April 13, 2010
NP-NPC-LDP VICE PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE LOREN LEGARDA TODAY CHAMPIONED RURAL LIVELIHOOD IN A FORUM HOSTED BY THE CATHOLIC BISHOP’S CONFERENCE OF THE PHILIPPINES (CBCP) FOR VICE-PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES. AN ADVOCATE OF COUNTRYSIDE DEVELOPMENT, LEGARDA VOWED TO ENSURE THE EFFECTIVE IMPLEMENTATION OF ALL THE LAWS SHE HAS PASSED FOR THE RURAL POOR.
“Sixty percent of the poor in the Philippines hails from the provinces. As such, there is no better, more effective way to alleviate poverty than to advance rural livelihood. We’ve got […]
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