Loren Appeals To Agri-Fishery Bureaucracy: “Expedite Fund Release For El Nino-related Activities”

March 1, 2010

SENATOR LOREN LEGARDA URGED THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE (DA) AND THE BUREAU OF AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES RESOURCES (BFAR) TO IMMEDIATELY IMPLEMENT MEASURES, INCLUDING THE RELEASE OF FUNDS, TO MINIMIZE THE DAMAGE OF THE EL NINO PHENOMENON TO THE FISHERY SECTOR.
Loren sounded the call as she was alarmed by the report of fish kills and red tide cases in some provinces of the country which would surely affect the livelihood and income of the country’ fisherfolk particularly the small fishermen […]

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Energy Chief Should Be Held Responsible For Power Crisis – Loren

March 1, 2010

THE CURRENT ELECTRICAL POWER CRISIS WOULD NOT HAVE HIT THE COUNTRY IF THE ARROYO ADMINISTRATION HAD NOT BEEN SO PREOCCUPIED WITH TRYING TO HOLD ON TO POLITICAL POWER, NP-NPC-LDP VICE PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE LOREN LEGARDA SAID ON MONDAY, FOLLOWING REPORTS OF THE POWER SITUATION IN NORTHERN LUZON.
“And what is the Energy secretary doing now? He’s busy trying to stay in government service by running under the party-list system,” Legarda said. “What kind of service then can the marginalized sector, which […]

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Loren Inspires Women, Youth To Lead

March 1, 2010

ON THE FIRST DAY OF WOMEN’S MONTH, VICE PRESIDENTIAL BET FOR NATIONALIST PEOPLE’S COALITION (NPC), NACIONALISTA PARTY (NP) AND LABAN NG DEMOKRATIKONG PILIPINO (LDP) LOREN LEGARDA INSPIRED WOMEN AND YOUTH TO LEAD THE COUNTRY’S EFFORTS TOWARDS GENUINE REFORM.
“Let’s work together in pushing for the rights of women, the development of our youth, and the protection of the environment. Women are instrumental to nation-building and powerful agents of change,” she said.
Loren called on women to lead the fight against […]

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Death toll in Chile earthquake passes 700

March 1, 2010

SANTIAGO, CHILE (CNN) — THE DEATH TOLL FROM SATURDAY’S 8.8-MAGNITUDE EARTHQUAKE IN CHILE HAS RISEN TO 708, CHILEAN PRESIDENT MICHELLE BACHELET SAID.
Calling it an “unthinkable disaster,” Bachelet said a “state of catastrophe” in the hardest-hit regions would continue, allowing for the quick restoration of order and speedy distribution of aid.
Despite looting concerns in some areas, Bachelet said her government reached an agreement with the country’s major supermarkets that would allow them to give away basic foodstuffs they have […]

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Muslims, Christians, Rally Behind Loren In Pangasinan

February 28, 2010

MUSLIMS AND CHRISTIANS CONVERGED INTO A CHEERING CROWD OF ABOUT 4,000 IN POZORRUBIO IN PANGASINAN ON SATURDAY TO WELCOME NATIONALIST PEOPLE’S COALITION (NPC), NACIONALISTA PARTY (NP) AND LABAN NG DEMOKRATIKONG PILIPINO (LDP) VICE PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE LOREN LEGARDA, ALONG WITH RUNNING-MATE MANNY VILLAR AND THE SENATORIAL BETS OF THE NACIONALISTA PARTY.
“This is really very encouraging,” Legarda said. “As you know, uniting Muslims and Christians, particularly in battle-scarred Mindanao has always been part of my dream.”
For the past decade, Pozorrubio […]

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