January 29, 2010
SEN. LOREN LEGARDA, NP-NPC VICE PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE, SAID YESTERDAY “IT IS THE JOB OF THE NEXT GOVERNMENT TO REVIVE THE ECONOMY WHICH HAS BEEN DESCRIBED AS “ASIA’S LAGGARD”.
Loren was referring to the article in the February 1 issue of the international US magazine, Newsweek, titled “Asia’s Laggard,” which said, “The world has been passing the Philippines by, literally.”
According to the article by Ruchir Sharma, “After growing at an average pace of 6 percent in the 1950s and 1960s, […]
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January 27, 2010
SEN. LOREN LEGARDA YESTERDAY CALLED ON LEADERS OF BOTH THE PHILIPPINE OLYMPIC COMMITTEE AND THE PHILIPPINE SPORTS COMMISSION TO STOP SQUABLING TO AVOID BEING SUSPENDED AGAIN BY THE INTERNATIONAL OLYMPIC COMMITTEE FROM PARTICIPATING IN WORLD OLYMPIC GAMES.
Loren was reacting to the statements attributed to Francisco Elizalde, the IOC representative to the Philippines, who said that the world’s highest governing body in sports has already heard about the fear of PSC intervention on POC affairs.
Loren, who is running for […]
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January 27, 2010
SEN. LOREN LEGARDA, NPC AND NP VICE PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE PUSHED TUESDAY COMMON UNDERSTANDING, HARMONY AND COOPERATION BETWEEN MUSLIMS AND CHRISTIANS IN BARING HER “AGENDA FOR PEACE AND PROGRESS” IN MINDANAO.
Loren said the agenda is based on the open letter sent by a group of Muslim scholars to Pope Benedict XVI on Oct. 11, 2007, titled “A Common Word Between Us and You.”
The senator, an honorary Muslim princess, made the remarks before the Ulama summit held at the Waterfront […]
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January 27, 2010
SEN. LOREN LEGARDA TODAY HAILED THE RECENT ISSUANCE BY THE COMMISSION ON HIGHER EDUCATION (CHED) OF A MEMORANDUM URGING BOTH PRIVATE AND LOCAL INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER LEARNING TO BE MORE FLEXIBLE IN IMPLEMENTING THE ‘NO PERMIT, NO EXAM’ POLICY FOR STUDENTS WHO HAVE NOT FULLY PAID THEIR TUITION FEES.
Loren said that given the country’s economic difficulties brought about by the global recession and the adverse effects of typhoons Ondoy and Pepeng last year, “it is only proper and fitting […]
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January 26, 2010
SEN. LOREN LEGARDA TODAY WARNED THAT UNLESS THE PHILIPPINES TAKES ACTION, CLIMATE CHANGE WOULD SEVERELY AFFECT THE PHILIPPINE ECONOMY, CREATING MORE POVERTY AND DRASTICALLY LOWERING ITS PRODUCTIVITY.
In an address at the Asian Institute of Management here, Loren said that “If the Philippines will do nothing, climate related risks will create a 6 percent decline of our GDP (Gross Domestic Product) annually by 2010.”
Loren, the NP vice presidential candidate, cited a report of the Asian Development Bank, stating that […]
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