April 9, 2020
Today, Deputy Speaker and Lone Representative of Antique Loren Legarda commended the courage of frontliners, as the entire nation celebrates Araw ng Kagitingan.
“We are all now facing an invisible enemy, which our frontliners are valiantly facing everyday. They are like our warriors during these times. They are our doctors, our nurses, all health workers and the ones who care for our COVID-19 patients. They are the staff at the supermarket who make sure that we are able to have our […]
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April 9, 2020
Deputy Speaker and Antique Lone District Representative Loren Legarda commends the Department of Energy (DOE) for allowing host LGUs to utilize the Energy Regulation (ER 1-94) Program funds in response to the Covid-19 public health emergency.
DOE, under the law and as part of its mandate, issued ER 1-94, which provides that host communities of energy facilities and/or energy resource developers are entitled to share one centavo per kilowatt-hour (Php 0.01/kWh) of the total electricity sales as financial benefit of the […]
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April 8, 2020
Deputy Speaker and Antique Congresswoman Loren Legarda today expressed concern on the world’s level of preparedness to arrest the spread of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19), as she called on government to invest in strengthening the country’s capacity to prevent epidemics as national policies and plans for the “new normal” are drawn.
Legarda cited the 2019 Global Health Security Index report, which is the first comprehensive assessment of health security and capabilities of 195 countries and which stated that “national health […]
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April 7, 2020
Deputy Speaker and Antique Lone District Representative Loren Legarda today urged each Local Government Unit (LGU) of Antique to support farmers by purchasing their local produce and distributing them to the poor, hungry, and vulnerable sectors who need it the most during this Covid-19 crisis.
“Antique, consisting of upland, lowland and coastal areas, is geographically challenged. Livelihood is mostly dependent on farming and fishing. To avoid wastage of vegetables and other produce, I urge our local executives to buy their goods […]
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April 7, 2020
As Christians all over the world reflect on the life and passion of Jesus Christ this Holy Week, may we be able to pause and look internally and have a deeper understanding of Christ’s suffering. May we strive for kindness and generosity in life. May we be more selfless and giving to those who have less. I wish everyone a safe, meaningful, and solemn Holy Week.
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