February 28, 2010
FOLLOWING THE 8.8 MAGNITUDE EARTHQUAKE THAT STRUCK IN THE PACIFIC OCEAN AND DEVASTATED CHILE, VICE PRESIDENTIAL BET FOR NATIONALIST PEOPLE’S COALITION (NPC), NACIONALISTA PARTY (NP) AND LABAN NG DEMOKRATIKONG PILIPINO (LDP) LOREN LEGARDA TODAY CALLED ON GOVERNMENT TO MOBILIZE LOCAL CONTINGENCY EFFORTS AND PREPARE FOR ANY POSSIBILITY OF A TSUNAMI.
“Although there is no evacuation order yet, we should be prepared to evacuate those in low-lying areas to higher ground. We should get people off the coastal areas. Being prepared […]
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February 27, 2010
WITH THE PROFESSIONAL REGULATION COMMISSION’S (PRC) ANNOUNCEMENT YESTERDAY OF THE MEDICAL BOARD RESULT, NACIONALISTA VICE PRESIDENTIAL BET LOREN LEGARDA COMMENDED THE 621 DOCTORS WHO PASSED THE PHYSICIAN LICENSURE EXAMINATION AND URGED THEM SERVE THE PHILIPPINE HEALTH SECTOR.
Lamenting the unabated migration of Filipino health workers and the lack of quality healthcare especially in the grassroots, Loren said that unless doctors and nurses are provided with competitive remunerations and more humane working conditions in the Philippines, we are at risk of […]
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February 27, 2010
NPC-NP-LDP VICE PRESIDENTIAL BET LOREN LEGARDA PLEDGED HER SUPPORT TO THE ADVOCACY OF KATRIBU, AN INDIGENOUS PEOPLES’ PARTY LIST FOUNDED BY 25 GRASSROOTS INDIGENOUS PEOPLES’ ORGANIZATIONS FROM LUZON, VISAYAS AND MINDANAO THAT CHAMPIONS THE ENVIRONMENT, CULTURE AND RIGHTS OF IPS TO ANCESTRAL LANDS.
“The ideals of Katribu Party List fit well with my platform of promoting genuine participation and representation of indigenous peoples’ at all levels of government decision making. To me, this is an essential element to nation building,” […]
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February 27, 2010
VICE PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE LOREN LEGARDA, DESPITE HER CONSISTENTLY HIGH BATTING AVERAGE IN PAST ELECTIONS, WAS STILL OVERWHELMED BY THE ROUSING WELCOME SHE AND THE REST OF THE NACIONALISTA PARTY BETS GOT IN ROSALES, PANGASINAN, ON SATURDAY MORNING.
On landing at the local airfield, Legarda was welcomed by swarms of children who chanted, “Loren, Loren, Loren!”
Thousands of Pangasinan residents, a lot of them women and children, ignored the midday El Nino heat to shake hands, kiss, and even just get […]
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February 27, 2010
VISITING PANGASINAN IN ONE OF HER CAMPAIGN SORTIES, NPC-NP-LDP VICE PRESIDENTIAL BET LOREN LEGARDA CALLED FOR A DECADE-LONG PLANNING AND MASSIVE EDUCATION DRIVE TO ALLOW THE COUNTRY TO COPE WITH THE SEASONAL EL NINO CRISIS.
“Government policies on El Nino should not just be reactionary. We have to think long term in addressing environmental and climate CHANGE issues,” she said.
The prolonged dry spell in Northern Luzon has already lowered the production of rice, corn and vegetables.
“Changes in temperature, […]
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