April 6, 2010
NP-NPC-LDP VICE PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE LOREN LEGARDA JOINED THE POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES (PUP) COMMUNITY LED BY ITS STUDENT REGENT DONNA PASCUAL IN CRITICIZING MAR ROXAS FOR CLAIMING THE CREDIT FOR THE PUP BOARD OF REGENTS’ DECISION TO REJECT THE TUITION FEE HIKE.
Last month, the PUP Board of Regents rejected the school administration’s proposed 17-fold increase in tuition and miscellaneous fee rates from P12 to P200 per unit.
In a press release, Roxas claimed it was through his motion […]
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April 6, 2010
IS THE NATIONAL GOVERNMENT TRULY FOR THE WELFARE OF THE SENIOR CITIZENS? NP-NPC-LDP VICE PRESIDENTIAL BET LOREN LEGARDA IS ASKING THIS QUESTION BECAUSE THE GOVERNMENT APPEARS RELUCTANT TO IMPLEMENT THE EXPANDED SENIOR CITIZENS ACT OF 2010 (RA 9994) WHICH WILL GRANT THE ELDERLY AN EXEMPTION FROM THE VALUE-ADDED TAX IN THE PURCHASE OF GOODS AND SERVICES, AMONG OTHER THINGS.
The original law for benefit of senior citizens (RA 7432) granted Filipinos who are 60 years old or older a 20 […]
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April 5, 2010
LEGAZPI –– ALBAY GOVERNOR JOEY SALCEDA TODAY LAUDED NP-NPC-LDP VICE PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE LOREN LEGARDA FOR WHAT HE CALLS “SOCIAL TECHNOCRATISM” WHICH PUTS A PREMIUM ON A GOVERNMENT LEADER’S ABILITY TO REACH ALL SOCIAL CLASSES.
“We need a leader that can relate to people from all walks of life, a leader that can do social rebalancing. To me, Loren Legarda epitomizes this type of leader,” he said.
“Our farmers are our silent heroes. They feed the country, and yet they are […]
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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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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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