Breaking News as of December 2009
Loren: Revive maritime industry
Sen. Loren Legarda said yesterday the next administration should adopt a “no-nonsense program” to revive the Philippine maritime and shipbuilding industry to prevent frequent sea accidents that annually cost the country heavily in human casualties and financial loss.
December 30, 2009
Welcome New Year safely, Loren urges revelers
Senator Loren Legarda on Tuesday urged Filipinos to safely usher in the new year by refraining from using firecrackers and sparklers, the cause of countless deaths and maiming during the annual revelry.
December 29, 2009
Loren urges Filipinos to fulfill Rizal's vision
Sen. Loren Legarda urged the Filipinos “to fulfill the vision of our national hero, Dr. Jose Rizal,” on the occasion of the 113th anniversary of his martyrdom.
December 29, 2009
Loren warns of growing public debt
Senator Loren Legarda yesterday warned of a worse fiscal crisis next year due to the “extravagance and over-borrowing of the Arroyo administration” in the past nine years.
December 28, 2009
NPC says Loren is VP bet to beat
Manila, Philippines - Barring any hitches, the leadership of the Nationalist People’s Coalition (NPC) expressed confidence yesterday that Sen. Loren Legarda will emerge as the winner in the vice presidential race in the May 2010 elections.
December 27, 2009
'Why the delay in Christmas bonus for gov’t workers? '
Amid complaints from government employees over the delay in the grant of the P7,000 Christmas bonus, Senator Loren Legarda on Sunday asked the Department of Budget and Management to explain why it waited until the last minute to release the promised incentive.
December 27, 2009
Loren: Gov’t lax in enforcing sea safety standards
The latest maritime tragedy could have been prevented had government authorities been more careful in ensuring the seaworthiness of inter-island vessels, according to Senator Loren Legarda.
December 27, 2009
Green Moms back Loren’s VP bid
Filipino mothers who desire a “cleaner and greener” Philippines for future generations have banded together to form the environmental group Green Moms in support of the vice presidential candidacy of Senator Loren Legarda.
December 26, 2009
Lingkod Loren launches relief operations in four Mayon areas
Legazpi City - Sen. Loren Legarda on Wednesday launched her own relief operations, dubbed Lingkod Loren, serving some 2000 families in four evacuation centers for evacuees from Mayon’s volcanic fury.
December 23, 2009
Adaptation financing responsibility of developed nations, says Loren
Developed nations have the “moral responsibility” to help developing nations adapt to climate change, Loren said.
December 23, 2009
NPC sees Loren victory in 2010, Cites last Pulse Asia Survey
The Nationalist People’s Coalition (NPC) is inspired and elated but not surprised that Senator Loren Legarda is now leading the vice-presidential race based on the latest survey results released by Pulse Asia.
December 23, 2009
'Climate justice’ fund badly needed now, says Loren
Countries most affected by climate change like the Philippines have every right to tap into a “climate justice” fund which industrialized nations led by the United States (US) are being asked to put up.
December 23, 2009
Loren: Latest survey shows green platform gaining more support
With the latest opinion survey showing her gaining 14 percentage points over her closest rival, Sen. Loren Legarda is confident that as the campaign period nears, she would definitely emerge on top of the vice-presidential race.
December 21, 2009
Loren warns of world hunger if leaders ignore climate change
Sen. Loren Legarda warned of looming “widespread world hunger” unless the world leaders agree to a binding agreement on carbon emission targets within the “nearest future.”
December 21, 2009
Loren backs laws for Climate Change
Copenhagen, Denmark- Sen. Loren Legarda yesterday agreed with world parliamentarians that the post-2012 agreement reached at the United Nations Summit on Climate Change should be underpinned by domestic legislation in all countries to be effective.
December 21, 2009
Loren calls for incentives to Waste Management
Copenhagen, Denmark - Sen. Loren Legarda said here today the Philippines and other developing countries can contribute to climate change mitigation through indigenous measures, such as more effective solid waste management.
December 21, 2009
Loren warns traders taking advantage of Christmas rush
Senator Loren Legarda warned unscrupulous traders yesterday against selling expired food items like hams and defective electrical products like Christmas lights as they take advantage of the holiday shopping rush.
December 18, 2009
Loren: Women bear brunt of climate change savagery
Sen. Loren Legarda yesterday underscored the women’s role in alleviating climate change, even as she deplored that women suffer more than men from climate change.
December 18, 2009
Copenhagen, Denmark - Green Advocates. Senator Loren Legarda and Republic of Maldives President Mohamed Nasheed exchanged opinions moments before the COP15 meeting in Copenhagen. Loren challenged the US and other developed nations to “walk the talk” on climate change.
December 17, 2009
Loren tells Obama: Walk the talk on climate change
Copenhagen, Denmark – Senator Loren Legarda challenged today US President Barrack Obama to effect drastic cuts in America’s carbon emissions to prove his country’s responsiveness to the menacing threat of climate change.
December 17, 2009
Loren urges response to Climate Change
Sen. Loren Legarda, NP-NPC vice presidential candidate, yesterday urged Filipinos to undertake responses or adaptation to climate change, as government leaders gather at Copenhagen.
December 15, 2009
Senator Loren B. Legarda received the full support of the Nationalist People's Coalition (NPC) party members, who proclaimed her last night (Dec. 14) as their vice presidential candidate in the 2010 elections. Shown raising Loren’s arms are (from left) Frisco San Juan (NPC President), Rep. Jack Duavit (NPC secretary general) and Rep. Mark Cojuangco.
December 14, 2009
Loren’s VP bid draws all-out NPC support
Senator Loren Legarda profusely thanked her party, the Nationalist People’s Coalition (NPC), for “going all-out” in support of her vice presidential candidacy in the 2010 May elections.
December 14, 2009
Loren lauds Filipina boxers’ efforts in Laos
Senator Loren Legarda today expressed elation over the promising start by three Filipina boxers in the 25th Southeast Asian Games in Laos, saying “it was a manifestation of RP women’s vast potential in the sport that’s usually reserved for male athletes.”
December 14, 2009
Legarda welcomes Makabayan endorsement
Sen. Loren Legarda welcomed today the endorsement of the Villar-Legarda ticket by Makabayan, the coalition of mainstream progressive groups in the country. Legarda, the vice presidential candidate of the Nationalist People’s Coalition who is running in tandem with Sen. Manny Villar, standard bearer of the Nacionalista Party, said she is “happy and proud” to accept Makabayan’s endorsement, as this would enhance the party’s chances in the coming national election.
December 14, 2009
Cooperative law’s IRR under review – Loren
Pili, Camarines Sur - Senator Loren Legarda revealed today that the implementing rules and regulations (IRR) of the Philippine Cooperative Code of 2008 (RA 9520) is now being reviewed to “further help cooperatives in the country provide better services to their members.”
Loren, chair of the Senate Committee on Cooperatives, issued the statement during the 9th general assembly of the Camarines Sur Teachers and Employees Multi-Purpose Cooperative (Castemupco).
December 11, 2009
Senator Loren Legarda prepares to shake hands with the Board Management officers and members of the Camarines Sur Teachers and Employees Multi-Purpose Cooperative during the Cooperative’s 9th Annual General Assembly at the Camarines Sur Capitol Convention Center Friday morning. (Photo by Joseph Vidal)
December 11, 2009
RP must adapt to climate change, says Loren
Senator Loren Legarda stressed today the Philippines must adapt in the face of an “all too-real” climate change crisis as she prepared to lead the Philippine Congress delegation to the Dec. 7-18 United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change in Copenhagen, Denmark.
December 06, 2009
Congress must review PGMA martial law at once
WHERE is PGMA coming from?
Sen Loren Legarda yesterday asked the question, calling on her colleagues in the Senate to resume session on Monday to review the decision and the basis of her declaration.
December 05, 2009
Loren stresses need for climate change deal in Copenhagen meet
Senator Loren Legarda said today that the United Nations Climate Change Conference to be held in Copenhagen from December 7 to 18 presents a unique historical opportunity for nations to step up individual and collective actions on the single biggest threat to mankind – climate change.
December 04, 2009
Loren presses more budget for disaster reduction activities
Senator Loren Legarda yesterday pressed the inclusion of sufficient allocation for disaster risk reduction (DRR) and infrastructure rehabilitation in the proposed 2010 national budget, which the Senate hopes to approve before the Christmas break.
December 02, 2009
Loren pushes gender equality, backs senate bid of 5 women
Vice presidential candidate Sen. Loren Legarda today vowed to work further for the empowerment and protection of Filipino women, even as she rallied support for the respective bids of re-electionist Sens. Miriam Defensor-Santiago and Pia Cayetano, and new senatorial aspirants Gabriela Party List Rep. Liza Maza, Gwen Pimentel and Susan Ople.
December 01, 2009
