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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March 10, 2010
THE COURT OF APPEALS ON WEDNESDAY DENIED A PETITION TO ISSUE A WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS FOR THE 43 HEALTH WORKERS ARRESTED BY GOVERNMENT SECURITY OFFICERS IN MORONG, RIZAL LAST FEBRUARY ON SUSPICION OF BEING COMMUNIST REBELS.
Voting 3-2, the five-member appelate court panel said it was leaving it to the regional trial court of Morong to decide whether the arrest of the 43 workers was illegal and arbitrary, according to a radio dzBB report.
In the 20-page decision, the […]
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March 10, 2010
MANILA, PHILIPPINES–CUSTOMERS OF MANILA ELECTRIC CO. (MERALCO) CAN EXPECT TO PAY P1.83 PER KILOWATTHOUR (KWH) MORE IN THEIR ELECTRIC BILLS THIS MONTH.
Meralco incurred a total generation cost of P15.9 billion for the supply month of February, translating to a generation charge of P6.76/kWh to its customers in their March 2010 bill.
Meralco has filed a petition before the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) seeking to lower by 44.46 centavos the increase in the generation charge for the March billing, from […]
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March 9, 2010
THE PROBLEM OF CLIMATE CHANGE IS A CHALLENGE TO WOMANHOOD, SAID NP-NPC-LDP VICE-PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE LOREN LEGARDA TODAY AS THE COUNTRY JOINS THE CELEBRATION OF THE INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY.
“Ang issue ng climate change at gender ay magkakabit. A starving mother carrying her ailing child is often the public face of famines and food shortages.Mothers are the ones who are pressed to produce food and water for the family during times of drought or disaster brought by climate change. Ang mga […]
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March 9, 2010
SPEAKING BEFORE WOMEN’S GROUPS ON THE CELEBRATION OF THE INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY, NP-NPC-LDP VICE-PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE LOREN LEGARDA TODAY EMPHASIZED THE NEED FOR ACCESSIBLE MATERNAL AND CHILD CARE, ALARMED AT THE HIGH RATE OF MATERNAL DEATHS IN THE COUNTRY.
“In this day and age, it is plain injustice that women still die during childbirth. Women’s health should be part of the next administration’s priorities,” said Loren, the only woman vying for the VP seat.
Some 230 Filipino women die for every […]
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