March 3, 2010
NP-NPC-LDP VICE PRESIDENTIAL BET LOREN LEGARDA WAS RECEIVED BY AN ENTHUSIASTIC CROWD OF TWENTY THOUSAND STUDENTS AT THE CARAGA STATE UNIVERSITY AS SHE CAMPAIGNS IN MINDANAO THIS WEEK.
Loren took the opportunity to talk about her environmental advocacy and stressed that climate change is a clear and present danger to mankind but that we are not totally helpless in the face of this challenge.
“There is a lot that we can do. The youth is a powerful instrument of change. […]
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March 2, 2010
IN THE YEARLY FLOWER FESTIVAL IN BAGUIO THIS WEEKEND, THE ONLY ENVIRONMENTAL ADVOCATE RUNNING FOR THE VICE PRESIDENCY LOREN LEGARDA REMINDED PARTICIPANTS OF THE PANAGBENGA FESTIVAL ABOUT THE RESPONSIBILITY OF TAKING CARE OF THE ENVIRONMENT SO WE CAN CONTINUE ENJOYING THE BEAUTY OF NATURE.
“The Panagbenga Flower festival is a celebration of the beauty of nature, and a reminder of the need for environmental protection,” she said.
Loren lauded the people of Baguio for holding this kind of event which […]
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March 2, 2010
SURIGAO CITY – EL NIÑO HAS THREATENED TO SLOW DOWN THE PROGRESS OF SURIGAO CITY, AN OTHERWISE FAST DEVELOPING TRADE AND INDUSTRY HUB IN THE CARAGA REGION, WITH FOUR-HOUR DAILY BROWNOUTS CAUSED BY THE LOW-WATER LEVEL AT MARIA CRISTINA FALLS, THE REGION’S SOURCE OF HYDROELECTRIC POWER.
“Unless the Arroyo administration does something about this, particularly the Department of Energy, the problem is expected to last until July,” NP-NPC-LDP vice presidential candidate Loren Legarda said on Tuesday as she and running-mate […]
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March 2, 2010
NP-NPC-LDP VICE PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE LOREN LEGARDA TODAY URGED GOVERNMENT AND THE NDCC TO BEEF UP ITS DISASTER-PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE SYSTEMS, AND WARNED FILIPINOS TO BE ALWAYS PREPARED FOR NATURAL CALAMITIES.
“Let’s not wait for the next disaster to strike our shores. We’ve seen enough, let’s do more to prepare. It’s not enough that we have capable heads of agencies concerned. It is imperative that our systems are defined clearly and our readiness level is top-notch,” Loren said.
After last year’s […]
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March 1, 2010
NATIONALIST PEOPLE’S COALITION (NPC), NACIONALISTA PARTY (NP) AND LABAN NG DEMOKRATIKONG PILIPINO (LDP) VICE PRESIDENTIAL BET SENATOR LOREN LEGARDA TODAY LAMENTED THE GREAT INJUSTICE SUFFERED BY THE COUNTRY’S POOREST, SAYING THAT “THEY CONTRIBUTE LEAST TO THE PROBLEM (OF CLIMATE CHANGE) YET THEY BEAR AND SUFFER MOST FROM THE IMPACT.”
“Those most vulnerable to climate change today are the country’s poorest groups, since they lack the resources and means to cope with its impacts,” said Loren, who chairs the Senate Committee […]
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