What They Say
Legarda urged the DOH, the Philippine Nuclear Research Institute and the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council to exercise vigilance in preparing and providing for all possible contingencies.
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Legarda urged her colleagues in Congress to immediately pass Senate Bill (SB) No. 1351, otherwise known as the Magna Carta of Filipino Seafarers, and SB No. 1404, which calls for the setting up of a National Seafarers Commission, to address the specific concerns and needs of maritime workers.
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Taking off from this banter, Legarda remarked that she might as well "export" to Vietnam two landmark laws on climate change that she authored and shepherded approval in the previous 14th Congress to help the Vietnamese people on disaster risk reduction and preparedness.
Marichu A. Villanueva, COMMONSENSE, The Philippine Star View Full Article
Unfazed by her back-breaking job in the Senate, Loren Legarda amazes many people by looking forever young, never mind if she insists that she’s "loveless," the rumors linking her to the leader of an Asian country notwithstanding.
Ricky Lo, Funfare, The Philippine Star View Full Article
Thank you, Sen. Loren Legarda for being with me as I planted the trees. Thank you for taking time out from your toxic senatorial daily schedule to surprise me with your presence.
Christine Bersola-Babao, PARENTIN TALK, Philstar View Full Article
Wow, a 22-year friendship. That's long, especially in a business like ours that is full of betrayal and deception. Loren had been wrongly accused of a lot of things in politics, but I know her inside and out. Underneath that tough and seemingly ambitious façade is a golden heart, a genuine compassion for others and her desire to improve the situation of this country.
Twenty-two years from now, I'm sure we will still be friends (I'm optimistic we will live that long). I may not remember I said this, but if you open my heart decades from now, I'm sure the friendship will still be there.
Butch Francisco,Starbytes, Philstar.com View Full Article
Hindi tulad ng ibang mambabatas na nakilala sa iisang "pet" issue lamang, si Sen. Loren Legarda ay maaasahang makilahok sa mga debate tungkol sa lahat ng usaping hinaharap ng bansa. Subalit kung may issue na pinakamalapit sa kanyang puso, ito'y ang kalikasan at ang pagkilos ng pamahalaan upang maibsan ang mga peligrong hinaharap nito.
Sen. Loren legarda Grade: 99.9
Atty. Ernest Maceda, Report Card, Pilipino Star Ngayon View Full Article
In all her years of public service, Loren Legarda has done her duty to our country in a manner that far exceeds those who bask under the klieg lights of national politics. At every turn, she has walked with with dignity and grace. In doing so, she reminds us of what it truly means to be in service of one's country.
Christina Garcia Frasco, Lawyer, women & children's rights advocate View Full Article
Sen. Loren Legarda paid a visit to the Tuesday Club yesterday where she underscored her green platform, so-called for her advocacy on climate change, on the need to plant more trees, and to make each one of us conscious of the environment. True to her advocacy, Loren, who is running for vice president in Sen. Manny Villar's Nacionalista Party, distributed fruit-bearing saplings to the Tuesday Club and four DVDs about her green campaign.
Business Mirror, Lito U. Gagni Columnist View Full Article
Sen. Loren Legarda, a strong vice presidential contender, marks a milestone, her 50th birthday, on Thursday, Jan. 28, 2010. Her only wish she said is for her and her family to be safe always and to have good health, and for the upliftment from poverty of the Filipino people.
Manila Bulletin, Crispina Martinez-Belen Columnist View Full Article
Nakakabuwisit lang na kahit sa gitna ng mahimbing mong pagtulog ay tutunog ang cellphone mo na akala mo ay impormante kaya babangon ka at babasahin pero madidismaya ka lang kapag political attack ang natanggap mong mensahe sa gitna ng mahimbing mong pagtulog.
Ang napapansin ko, mukhang marami ang insecure kay Sen. Loren Legarda na running mate ni Sen. Manny Villar dahil nitong mga nakaraang araw siya ang laman ng mga text message at internet attack. Kesyo si Aling Loren daw ang utak ng panukala na ibaba ang sahod ng mga manggagawa. Kasunod ito ng pagbababa ng sahod ng mga guro, pulis at mga sundalo.
Matagal na ang isyung ito at itinuwid na ng kampo ni Legarda at isinalpak sa mukha ng kanyang mga kritiko ang Senate Bill 1611 na para itaas ang sahod ng mga civilian employees at Senate Resolution 26 na nagbibigay ng awtorisasyon sa Pangulo na itaas ang sahod ng mga sundalo at pulis.
Bernard Taguinod, Abante Tonite Columnist View Full Article
Sabi nga, truth shall prevail! Isa lang ang Senate Bill No. 1611 sa mga panukala ni Loren na nagsusulong ng umento sa mga manggagawa sa pamahalaan, partikular sa mga guro, na nais niyang gawing salary grade level 19 ang minimum na sahod mula sa salary grade 10. Ito pa ang Senate Resolution 26, na nagbigay ng authority sa panggulo este mali pangulo pala na itaas ang base pay ng mga military at iba pang uniformed personnel ng pamahalaan.
Baka napasarap ng kain ang mga kamoteng walang ginawa kundi ang batikusin si Loren mukhang nakakalimutan ata ninyo last December, habang abala sa collection este mali ang mga candidate pala sa mga Christmas parties tinitira ni Loren ang Department of bulsa este mali Budget pala and Management dahil sa pakaang-kaang kaya naman nagka-hetot-hetot ang bonus ng government employees.
Bukod pa todits habang nasa holiday ang maraming official ng government of the Republic of the Philippines my Philippines si Loren at mga volunteers niya ay nandoon sa evacuation centers at inaaruga ang mga kawawa nating mga kababayan sa Bicol dahil nga nagaalburoto at sumusuka ng lava ang bulkan Mayon kaya naman marami sa mga taga – i will buy este mali Albay pala ang na-displace.
Butch Quejada, Pilipino Star Ngayon Columnist View Full Article
On another front, black propaganda has been clogging the cell phones and the Internet. Among the earliest victims is Sen. Loren Legarda, vice presidential candidate of the Nationalist People’s Coalition and the Nacionalista Party. The spin, being circulated through text messages and the Internet, is that she allegedly had filed a bill or had advocated for a reduction of the salaries and benefits of schoolteachers, government employees and military personnel.
This is far from true. What is true is the fact that Loren had authored and filed Senate Bill No. 1611, entitled “An Act Upgrading the Minimum Salary Grade Level of Teachers from Salary Grade 10 to 19.”
Records also show that Loren is one of the authors and signers of Senate Resolution No. 26, entitled “Joint Resolution Authorizing the President of the Philippines to modify the position classification system of civilian personnel and the base pay schedule of the military and uniformed personnel in the government, and to implement the same initially effective July 1, 2009, and for other purposes.”
Loren, a public figure since she was a multi-awarded television broadcaster, has championed the causes of the government personnel, civilian or uniformed. In her two terms in the Senate, to both of which she was elected with the highest number of votes, she fought for the improvement of the living standards and economic security of public servants.
Domini Torrevillas, The Philippine Star Columnist View Full Article
Notably, one early victim of adverse publicity via Internet and cellphone texting waged by unknown sources – ostensibly, her political rivals – is Sen. Loren Legarda, now a front-runner in the vice presidential race. The slanderous assault on the NPC-NP candidate – an erstwhile Manila Bulletin columnist – is that she allegedly filed a bill reducing the salaries of government employees, including military and police personnel.
That is, of course, a recycled black propaganda. Exactly the same false information floated around through Internet and media when Loren ran for vice president in 2004, and for senator in 2007 in which election she was No. 1. Obviously, the hoax story was debunked by the electorate in those two elections.
It is best that public should be wary of such sinister schemes from politicians and their spin handlers who spread rumor, gossip, libel to unsuspecting media audience.
The poison message is so ridiculous, as records in the Senate Bills Division show that Loren authored Senate Bill No. 1611, entitled “An Act Upgrading the Minimum Salary Grade Level of Teachers from Salary Grade 10 to 19.”
Loren is also one of the authors of Senate Resolution No. 26, entitled “Joint Resolution Authorizing the President of the Philippines to modify the position classification system of civilian personnel and the base pay schedule of military and uniformed personnel.
Elinando Cinco, Manila Bulletin Columnist View Full Article
Loren is right in saying that her record in public service, first as one of the country’s top broadcaster and then her two terms as senator, shows that she has always championed the causes of government personnel, civilian or uniformed. The black propagandists trying to smear Loren should be more creative and come out with more credible issues against her.
Alvin Capino, Manila Standard-Today Columnist View Full Article
Over the holidays, some people have been informed through text messages and e-mails that Senator Loren Legarda, a front-running vice presidential candidate, has filed a bill calling for the reduction of salaries and benefits of schoolteachers, military personnel and other government workers. The charge is apparently a part of an organized attempt to smear Legarda in the eyes of these important sectors and among all voters in general. But that’s par for the course in this election season. The truth of the matter, as Senate records show, is that Legarda has consistently called for increases in the salaries and other benefits of government personnel. The New Year has only just begun, but already the political fur has already begun to fly. Expect more of these scurrilous attacks against front-runners like Legarda in the days to come.
Jojo Robles, Manila Standard-Today Columnist View Full Article
It is just 114 days to Election Day. Expect the black propaganda practitioners to be working overtime…Valenzuela City Rep. Rex Gatchalian, NPC spokesman, tells us of text messages from anonymous sources saying that Senator Legarda filed a bill seeking to reduce the salaries of public school teachers and military personnel. What? Are we to now believe that Loren is not a politician? Only a non-politico would do anything of that sort! Says Rex: "Nothing could be farther from the truth. On the contrary, Senator Legarda filed a bill precisely seeking to increase the salaries and upgrade the positions of teachers and she also co-authored a resolution seeking the same for uniformed military personnel and civilian employees of the Department of National Defense."…Loren has special concern for members of the military. She has a degree in National Security Administration from the National Defense College of the Philippines, graduating at the top of her class. She is also a reserve officer in the Armed Forces of the Philippines, with the rank of lieutenant colonel…See, Rex, black prop can sometimes bring the one NPC-NP bet some good. Imagine if that black prop item did not exist, how else could you talk me into writing about what Loren has been doing for the downtrodden teachers, soldiers, police and other government employees?
Ducky Paredes, Malaya Columnist View Full Article
Black propagandists have invaded the cell phones and Internet, propagating barefaced lies and fantastic claims against certain candidates for high office in the 2010 national election. These purveyors of deceit and falsehoods cloud public issues, impairing the decision of voters to choose their candidates wisely. The result is the election of unfit, unscrupulous and unqualified public officials.
One of the early victims of black propaganda is Nacionalista Party vice presidential candidate Loren Legarda, who was reported in the poll surveys as one of the front-runners in the race for the second highest office of the land. Her rabid supporters cried “foul” over false claims in text messages and appearing in the Internet that she had advocated the reduction of the salaries and fringe benefits of schoolteachers, other government employees and military personnel.
“This is a complete perversion of the truth,” said one of her loyal supporters. ”It is a matter of record that she was the author of Senate Bill 1611, entitled “An Act Upgrading the Minimum Salary Grade Level of Teachers from Salary Grade 10 to 19.” Of course, those who have watched Legarda rise from a multi-awarded television broadcaster to senator know that she has always championed the rights and well-being of the lowly workers, whether in government or the private sector.
“It hurts to see the senator being hit on causes very dear to her heart,” said one Legarda follower. “Only last month, while other candidates are holidaying in various resorts, she kept prodding the administration to release the promised Christmas bonuses of government personnel. She expressed concern for the safety of evacuees from the Mayon Volcano in Albay that had threatened to erupt.”
Alfredo G. Rosario, Manila Times Columnist View Full Article
Recently, there were a series of text “blasts” claiming the vice-presidential contender Loren Legarda was working to cut the wages of public sector employees. The goal of this particular piece of black propaganda is clear: sabotage support for the candidate from among the millions of public sector employees.
This particular piece of underhanded propaganda does not just twists the truth, it turns the truth on its head.
An astute politician, Legarda had always been fully aware of the electoral clout of public sector employees. Last year, she filed Senate Bill 1611, which is “An Act Upgrading the Minimum Salary Grade Level of Teachers from Salary Grade 10 to 19.” Being a public school teacher, I will be a beneficiary of this if it ever becomes law because it will force up pay at all grade levels.
Last year, too, Legarda made it a point to sign Senate Resolution 26 which authorized the President of the Republic to modify the position classification system for both civilian and military employees. The effect of that authorization was the slight improvement in public sector pay last year.
The text blast claiming Legarda was working to lower public sector pay was utterly untrue. But that is exactly an illustration of how brazen the black propaganda can be using the cover of anonymity in the borderless space of new communications.
There are more potent ways of harnessing the power of digital technologies for electoral campaign than just mudslinging. But the campaign managers have yet to understand that particular battleground.
Alex Magno, The Philippine Star Columnist View Full Article
Kasabihan ng mga gurang sa Philippines my Philippines kung nasa itaas ang isang pinoy or hitik ang kanyang bunga gagawan ito ng paraan para bumagsak at masira sa kapwa. Ganado este mali ganito pala ang nangyayari ngayon kay Senator Loren Legarda na target ng grabeng paninira sa internet at mga text messages. Sabi nga, ilaglag!
May madlang people na ayaw kay Loren para manalong VP sa Republic of the Philippines kaya naman gustung-gusto siyang sungkutin pababa porke leading lady este mali leading sa survey pala ang magandang Senador. Sabi ni UP political analyst Prospero de Vera, lamang si Loren at malamang siya ang maging pangalawang panggulo este pangulo pala sa Philippines my Philippines after May 2010 election.
Ika nga, lamang! Kaya naman ang mga kalaban nito sa politics ay alaws ginagawa kundi sirain ang kredibilidad ni Loren kaya alaws pahinga kung banatan ito ng kanyang mga enemy sa politics. Ang problema ang mga banat dito at paninira ay old issues nilalagyan ng masamang kahulugan ang kanyang mga magagandang gawain o gagawin sa government of the Republic of the Philippines.
Tulad halimbawa na gusto daw ni Loren na pababain ang sahod ng madlang worker sa Philippines my Philippines. Naku ha! Sino naman gago ang iisip na ibaba ang salary nila samantala ang pangunahin kailangan ng madlang pinoy ay hindi na mapigilan sa pagtaas ng prices. Sabi nga, gasolina, bigas, pamasahe, tubig, asukal, tinapay coming soon, kuryente, tuition fee echetera.
Butch Quejada, Pilipino Star Ngayon Columnist View Full Article
Wa epek lahat kay Loren ang lahat ng paninira. Sa halip makakatulong pa nga ito sa kanya sapagkat lumalaki at lumalawak ang hukbo ng mga nagtatanggol sa kanya at naninindigang hindi sila naniniwala sa anumang paninirang ibato kay Loren. Ang sabi nga ni UP political analyst Prospero de Vera, si Loren ang maliwanag na mananalo sa halalan sa pagka-bise presidente.
Kaya maliwanag ang motibo ng mga walang magawa at ng mga walang puknat na bumabanat sa kanya. Tuliro na kasi ang mga dugyot kaya sa halip na iangat ang mga sarili sa pamamagitan ng disenteng pamamaraan, ang ginagawa ay binabanatan ang kanilang pinakamahigpit na kalaban, si Loren.
Ros ‘Kaka’ Olgado, Taliba Columnist
She reiterated her campaign against climate change and explained her different approach to voters. No mudslinging, no smear campaign, no below the belt tirades. Loren says she will just do what is good for the people, especially the poor.
And for being so frank, candid and open (that afternoon), we think we will have a vice president who'd be more accommodating. At hindi pikon.
Bong de Leon, People's Journal Columnist
Sen. Loren Legarda’s reservations on resurgent debts are timely. There is something seriously warped when the first news of the year involves a perpetuation of one of our oldest curses.
Legarda asks, “With annual tax collection always falling far short of required expenditures, the government resorts to borrowings from abroad to make ends meet. But who really benefits from the borrowing spree?” Legarda’s question is profoundly pointed … If infrastructure spending is effectively on hold, who benefits from Arroyo’s unmitigated borrowing spree and this vicious recycling of indebtedness?
Dean de La Paz, Business Mirror Columnist View Full Article
A multi-awarded television broadcaster, Loren is best remembered as having championed the causes of government personnel, civilian or uniformed. In her two terms in the Senate, each term elected with the highest votes on record, Loren has always fought for the improvement of the living standards and economic security of public servants.
In fact, last December, even as the other candidates were holidaying in various resorts elsewhere, she took time off to prod the administration to release the promised bonuses for government personnel. She also expressed concern for the welfare of the Mayon volcano evacuees.
A daughter of a middle-class family, Loren is a fierce supporter and defender of the often-neglected marginalized sectors – workers, farmers, fishermen, ordinary government employees, soldiers, and policemen. It is because of them that she has entered the political arena, where she believes she can do more for the underprivileged, even at the risk of risking scurrilous attacks on her character and good intentions. That is the price of politics, Loren said.
Elinando Cinco, Manila Bulletin Columnist View Full Article
‘Di na nakukuha sa papogi si ‘Juan’.‘
Kasi’y kung epektibo ito, dapat ay malaki na ngayon ang lamang ni Sen. Mar kay Sen. Loren.
Lumalabas ngayon na statistical tie na ang dalawa batay sa pinakahuling resulta ng survey sa mga vice presidentiable.
Kung pag-uusapan ang dami at dalas ng impomersiyal, sobra-sobra ang agwat ni Sen. Mar sa lahat ng kanyang mga katunggali pero hindi ito ang resulta sa mga lumalabas sa survey.
Ayon sa UP political analyst na si Prospero de Vera, maaaring nakatulong kay Sen. Loren ang adbokasiya niya sa environment dulot sa masamang epekto ng mga bagyong Ondoy at Pepeng kung saan ito mismo ang nakababad na mga ulat sa huling bahagi noong nakaraang taon.
Nakamarka rin ang statistical tie sa hiwalay na survey ng Social Weather Stations kaugnay ng tsansa nina Sen. Mar at Sen. Loren samantalang naka-stagnant sa presidential survey si Sen. Noynoy pero nananatili sa unahan at hinahabol ni Sen. Villar.
Nakamarka rin ang statistical tie sa hiwalay na survey ng Social Weather Stations kaugnay ng tsansa nina Sen. Mar at Sen. Loren samantalang naka-stagnant sa presidential survey si Sen. Noynoy pero nananatili sa unahan at hinahabol ni Sen. Villar.
Bulgar, Editoryal
Loren opens up on her love life!
Loren seems happy, stress-free and energetic. She does not hesitate to talk about the loves of her life. She discussed her continued effort in helping the community especially the underprivileged. It’s this capacity to love that’s her edge over other candidates for vice president. Asked about this, she says, “My compassion. Ako lang ang babaeng kandidato at iba ang puso ng alagang Loren. So many OFWs who need help and other people asking for financial assistance for medical and educational needs have proven this. Madali akong lapitan.”
Loren says of her goal: “I want to restore pride in our culture, for young people to appreciate more our rich history, arts and culture.”
As the United Nations Regional Champion for Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Change Adaptation in the Asia Pacific, Loren will continue educating the people about climate change.
Asked if she is affected by stressful Philippine politics, Legarda answers, “I am at peace with myself, maybe because the kind of campaign I wage is not a political campaign, but a humanitarian mission. That’s what I will do in the next four months of the campaign period. And I will continue doing these whether
I win or not.”
Edgar Cruz, The DailyTribune Columnist View Full Article
Before entering sa Pinoy Big Brother (PBB) house, nakasama ng entertainment press si Loren oara sa isang post-Christmas party. Very approachable pala si Sen. Loren… Bago lumabas ng Bahay ni Kuya, pinapirma rin niya ang bawat housemate ng isang kasunduan na paglabas nila ng PBB ay magtatanim sila ng 10 puno para makatulong sa pagpapalamig ng klima sa bansa.
Bihira lang naming makaharap si Loren, pero sa maikling panahong nakasama namin siya ay naramdaman namin ang kanyang sincerity. Convinced din kami na may magagawa siya sa bansa if ever elected as vice president.
Leo Bukas, People’s Tonight Columnist
The seeds that Sen./Vice Presidentiable Loren Legarda gave me some years back have grown into sturdy little trees in our backyard, and so did the malunggay seeds. Every time we cook tinolang manok, we don’t have to make a quick trip to the market. We simply pick malunggay leaves from our backyard and mix them with the chicken and papaya.
She sees green all over. Or, at least that’s her fondest dream – to turn her and our valley into paradise green, free from pollution. That’s why she has been giving seedlings everywhere she goes, to just anybody including the Doubting Thomases whom she convinces to, that’s it, plant trees..
Ricky Lo, The Philippine Star Columnist View Full Article
I now realize that Loren is a classic example of ‘When no one brings you flowers, go plant your own garden’, or don’t sit down waiting for the world to give you a break! Go out and get it! Having known and watched Loren back in college, I can tell you that she’s one workaholic, driven and borderline obsessive-compulsive. She always had her nose on some assignment or project.
Cito Beltran, The Philippine Star Columnist View Full Article
Sen. Loren Legarda has a resolution calling for an inquiry into the ‘practices and standard operating procedures of pawnshops and financial agents and brokers, with the end in view of facilitating a review and amendment of the Pawnshop Law, the Anti-Fencing Law and other pertinent laws. She wants rules and regulations that will prevent and protect the public from malpractices, abuses and other nefarious
activities.
Dahli Aspillera, Malaya Columnist View Full Article
In the case of Loren, her advocacy for the environment in the light of climate change tells us that the lady knows what the real challenges are. In my meeting with her, I told her environment would not become a gut issue for the greater bulk of people unlike graft and corruption. On the contrary, Loren said it is precisely bacause climate change and global warming are gut issues that she's advocating them. The poor will be most affected. We saw this when Ondoy and Pepeng hit the country. I must admit that Loren is right all along. It's the poor that suffer most in case of calamities and disasters.
Emil Jurado, Manila Standard-Today Columnist
Sen. Loren Legarda is not happy with the budget deficit. She in fact sees a fiscal crisis next year. Of course, the credit rating firm Moody’s Investors Service also reported that 2010 may be a ‘tumultuous year’ for borrowing countries like the Philippines. Legarda thus fears that the Philippines, among other things, might have to pay for higher interest rates on its debts, which could only worsen the budget deficit…Believe me, not just a few in business share such a fear.
Conrado R. Banal, ‘Breaktime’ column, Philippine Daily Inquirer
Tama nga naman si Loren… sa problema ng global warming… aksyon at hindi puro dada! Ang climate change ay hindi na isang paksain lamang ng mga dalubhasa dahil matagal ng nararamdaman ang mga epekto nito sa buong mundo tulad ng mga sobrang init o sobrang lamig, at mga tagtuyot.
Dolly Cabreza, Taliba Columnist
Si Senator Legarda ang kaisa-isang mambabatas sa Asia-Pacific region na binigyan ng tsansang magsalita sa inter-parliamentary meeting ng UN Climate Change Conference. Hinamon niya ang Pangulo ng pinakamalakas na bansa sa buong mundo, si US President Obama na tuparin ang mga pangakong kikilos ang US para maibsan ang problema sa climate change at hindi puro salita lamang.
Al Pedroche, Pilipino Star Ngayon Columnist
Apart from Senator Legarda, we know of no other senators and congressmen who attended the Copenhagen talk, either to learn more about climate change or to meet with counterparts to lobby for a satisfactory accord. Legarda has become the national teacher on environmental health and the dangers of climate change, with her campaign in the Senate and the community on tree planting, forest parks, solid-waste management, disaster mitigation, green technology and climate change adaptation. Moderating climate change and making the Philippines and the Pacific a safer region should top the issues in the 2010 national debate.
Editorial, The Manila Times
Senator Loren Legarda issued a direct challenge to US President Barack Obama: walk the talk. That, more or less, sums up the sentiments of developing countries on the issue of climate change. For years, the world watched in dismay as American politicians talked extensively about the perils posed by global warming – but failed to throw in the weight of US government policy behind the international effort to drastically reduce carbon emissions.
Alex Magno, The Philippine Star Columnist
Loren is a strong voice on behalf of the developing countries in bargaining with the rich countries for their respective contributions to the heavy costs of saving the world from climate change annihilation. In Copenhagen, she reflected what social scientists have been saying, that it is Third World countries that are suffering from the disastrous consequences of developed countries’ industrial and technological
behemoths.
Domini Torrevillas, The Philippine Star Columnist
As for Loren, she has often been ridiculed for her espousal of supposedly vote-poor (or even vote-deducting) environmental causes. But the growing awareness – even on these benighted shores – about the all-too-obvious connection between wanton destruction of the environment, decades of government neglect, corporate greed and the disasters that plague us continually is actually proving that her advocacy is politically spot-on.
Jojo Robles, Manila Standard-Today Columnist
Senator Legarda has been at the forefront in the fight against poverty. She is also behind Luntiang Pilipinas, a movement which she found to promote pubic awareness on what’s happenin to our environment, how to protect and preserve it. For this, the United Nations has named her as environmental champion.
Rex Gatchalian, Valenzuela Representative
So far no anointee yet, but if FVR (former President Fidel V. Ramos) scrambled the letters in the name Loren Legarda, he’d get the word GREEN, as clear as day, as bright as the sun. Is an endorsement due?
Jullie Yap Daza, Manila Bulletin Columnist
Among all the candidates, Loren Legarda stands out because of her strong advocacy for a green environment in the country. Climate change, Loren had pointed out, has amplified the threat of catastrophic disasters arising from the steady deterioration of the environment over the years – and these disasters in turn contribute to the worsening poverty of Filipinos, many of whom could not afford the cost of medicine and healthcare in this country.
Babe Romualdez, The Philippine Star Columnist
Thanks to Sen. Loren Legarda, Eidl Fitr is now a holiday (R.A. 9177). Si Loren lang naman talaga ang tumutulong sa mga Muslim.
Amina Rasul, Muslim Women Peace Advocates
Loren brings to the vice-presidential race an impressive record as senator. She has been a consistent and longtime advocate of environmental protection. She has a proven track record in advocacy of environmental issues, including climate change, that others will be hard put to match.
Ernesto Hilario, Business Mirror Columnist
Loren is an acknowledged vote-getter; she topped the slate in the two times that she ran in 1998 and again in 2007 for a Senate seat. She built a reputation as a conscientious journalist, and hosted her own news and public affairs show.
Ducky Paredes, Malaya Columnist
The Manny-Villar tandem is expected to generate a bandwagon effect for the ticket, especially among leaders and followers of the Nacionalista Party and the Nationalist Peoples’ Coalition. Loren will provide the star quality to the teamup… being the only female candidate and the only one with the environment, women, and children as part of her platform.
Mary Ann Reyes, The Philippine Star Columnist
What generates trustworthiness? To answer, look at what is said of Legarda. Elected with votes surpassing that needed for the presidency, she was quickly chosen to be Senate majority floor leader. Her record is substantive. She authored legislation benefitting women and children. Exceedingly competent, Legarda is likewise naturally compassionate, [with a] deep concern to uplift the unfortunate, protect and care for the environment, improve agriculture and rural conditions, safeguard the OFWs and their families, and mind the weak and the sick.
Dean de la Paz, Business Mirror Columnist
Manny and Loren were born of poor and middle-class families that represent the great majority of the voters. They both know how it is to be poor and to struggle for existence, and, therefore, have a natural sympathy for the lower classes, even after they have achieved success in life.
Elinando Cinco, Manila Bulletin Columnist
I truly believe in Loren’s projects. We should all give a hand in rebuilding our environment that has been damaged by years of neglect. We owe this to future generations.
Mother Lily Monteverde, Movie Producer
Loren scaled the heights of success on her cerebral pursuits since childhood. She was a consistent honor student in both elementary and secondary school at Assumption College. She took up broadcast journalism at the University of the Philippines, graduating cum laude. She became a media celebrity as broadcaster of ABS-CBN, later finding herself in politics by winning her first senatorial bid in 1998.
Alfredo Rosario, The Manila Times Columnist
We share common vision for the country. Both have found common ground in our stand in leading the country. People were asking, ‘Bakit si Loren? Bakit hindi?"
Manny Villar, senator/NP presidential candidate 2010
Loren (Legarda) has a proven track record. She has an unblemished record as a journalist.
Tito Sotto, Former Senator
