February 24, 2010
NACIONALISTA PARTY VICE PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE LOREN LEGARDA WILL GO TO CAMP CAPINPIN IN TANAY, RIZAL, ON WEDNESDAY TO VISIT THE 43 HEALTH WORKERS ACCUSED OF BEING COMMUNIST REBELS.
Legarda, a lieutenant colonel in the Air Force Reserve Corps, hopes her co-officers in the regular SERVICE would let her see the workers to check on their condition.
A day earlier, she criticized as “premature and absurd” the scheduled awarding of Bronze Medals to two officers who worked for the arrest of […]
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February 24, 2010
WITH THE COUNTRY IN THE MIDST OF EL NIÑO, SENATOR LOREN LEGARDA HAILED RICE FARMERS AS “OUR TRUE SILENT HEROES” FOR UPHOLDING THE AGRICULTURAL SECTOR WITH A PROJECTED RICE PRODUCTION OF 17.4 MILLION METRIC TONS DESPITE THE EL NIÑO DRY SPELL.
“The nation and our people owe them a lot. We should bestow on our outstanding farmers the highest possible awards and the highest possible recognition,” said Loren who chairs the Senate Committee on Agriculture.
The Department of Agriculture had […]
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February 24, 2010
MANILA, PHILIPPINES — THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH (DOH) YESTERDAY WARNED THE PUBLIC OF THE ADVERSE EFFECTS OF THE PREVAILING EL NIÑO PHENOMENON.
“This extremely hot weather carries with it its own effects on health, so we came out with an advisory to inform the public about the potential health risks, and what they can do to safeguard themselves,” Health Secretary Esperanza Cabral announced.
Cabral has identified the potential health risks brought by the onset of El Niño as diarrhea, cholera […]
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February 24, 2010
FARM OUTPUT MAY FLATTEN OUT OR EVEN CONTRACT THIS QUARTER AS THE EL NIÑO-INDUCED DRY SPELL DESTROYS BILLIONS OF PESOS WORTH OF SOFT COMMODITIES, ECONOMISTS WARNED ON TUESDAY.
“Output for the first quarter [may decline by] 2.5-7.5 percent due to the combined effects of typhoons Ondoy and Pepeng [last year] and the adverse impact of the El Niño weather phenomenon,” former Budget Secretary and University of the Philippines economist Benjamin Diokno said.
Agriculture Undersecretary Bernie Fondevilla earlier said production losses […]
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February 23, 2010
SPEAKS WITH THE LIGA NG MGA BARANGAY SARANGANI CHAPTER, SENATOR LOREN LEGARDA TODAY LAUDED BARANGAY OFFICIALS FOR BEING THE FRONT LINERS OF PUBLIC SERVICE, REMINDING THEM OF THEIR IMPORTANT ROLE TO THE PEOPLE AND THE COUNTRY.
“Local officials are vital to governance. They play a big role as front liners of public service. They are the face of public service. They are the ones who act on most pressing matters in the community,” said Loren who authored laws that aim […]
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