March 11, 2010
“POWER GENERATION PROJECTS SHOULD BE ONE OF THE PRIORITIES OF THE NEXT ADMINISTRATION, ESPECIALLY IN AREAS THAT HAVE A LOT OF POTENTIAL FOR GROWTH,” NP-NPC-LDP VICE PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE LOREN LEGARDA SAID ON THURSDAY, A DAY BEFORE HER SCHEDULED FLIGHT TO CATARMAN, THE CAPITAL TOWN OF NORTHERN LEYTE.
Legarda visited such areas in Mindanao last week as part of her campaign, along with running mate Manny Villar. She was struck by the power crisis in the area, particularly the Caraga Region.
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March 11, 2010
The poll results of NP-NPC-LDP vice presidential candidate Loren Legarda has been steadily improving with closest rival Mar Roxas’ lead having gone down by four percentage points compared to the SWS survey results in January.
In the Manila Standard Today (MST) survey, Legarda is similarly shown to be getting stronger and with a high conversion rate. She is at 28 percent.
“Kung titingnan ng mabuti, lamang pa rin ako sa masa—dahil isa ako sa kanila. Kami ni Senator Villar, galing […]
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March 10, 2010
SENATOR LOREN LEGARDA, CHAIR OF THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON HEALTH AND DEMOGRAPHY, RENEWS HER CALL FOR A “MASSIVE AND SUSTAINED VACCINATION DRIVE” TO PROTECT THE PEOPLE AGAINST PREVENTABLE DISEASES, ESPECIALLY AS HIGH TEMPERATURES ARE CAUSING MORE PEOPLE TO BE PRONE TO DISEASE.
“The curative approach in medication is much more costly than the preventive approach. It must also be considered that many preventable diseases have lifelong consequences which range from hearing loss and speech defects to more severe ones such […]
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March 10, 2010
NP-NPC-LDP VICE PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE LOREN LEGARDA REVEALED ON WEDNESDAY THAT LP BET MAR ROXAS TRIED TO BROKER A DEAL THAT WOULD SEE HER WITHDRAWING FROM THE RACE.
In an interview on Wednesday with Mike Enriquez over DZBB’s Ikaw Na Ba?: The Vice-Presidentials Series, Legarda said the offer was made before the Senate adjourned in February.
“Back when I had yet to find my running mate, Mar tried to make an arrangement wit me ‘outside of the political process’,” she said.
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March 10, 2010
NP-NPC-LDP VICE PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE LOREN LEGARDA WARNED THAT THE NEXT ADMINISTRATION’S BIGGEST CHALLENGE WOULD BE A FOOD CRISIS, AND URGED THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE (DA) TO IMMEDIATELY IMPLEMENT MEASURES, INCLUDING THE RELEASE OF FUNDS, TO COUNTER THE DEVASTATION OF EL NINO ON THE COUNTRY’S AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES SECTOR.
“Unless we lay down a strategic plan and take immediate steps to counter the effects of El Nino on our agriculture sector, the biggest challenge that the next administration in June would […]
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