March 2, 2010
SURIGAO CITY – EL NIÑO HAS THREATENED TO SLOW DOWN THE PROGRESS OF SURIGAO CITY, AN OTHERWISE FAST DEVELOPING TRADE AND INDUSTRY HUB IN THE CARAGA REGION, WITH FOUR-HOUR DAILY BROWNOUTS CAUSED BY THE LOW-WATER LEVEL AT MARIA CRISTINA FALLS, THE REGION’S SOURCE OF HYDROELECTRIC POWER.
“Unless the Arroyo administration does something about this, particularly the Department of Energy, the problem is expected to last until July,” NP-NPC-LDP vice presidential candidate Loren Legarda said on Tuesday as she and running-mate […]
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March 2, 2010
NP-NPC-LDP VICE PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE LOREN LEGARDA TODAY URGED GOVERNMENT AND THE NDCC TO BEEF UP ITS DISASTER-PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE SYSTEMS, AND WARNED FILIPINOS TO BE ALWAYS PREPARED FOR NATURAL CALAMITIES.
“Let’s not wait for the next disaster to strike our shores. We’ve seen enough, let’s do more to prepare. It’s not enough that we have capable heads of agencies concerned. It is imperative that our systems are defined clearly and our readiness level is top-notch,” Loren said.
After last year’s […]
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March 1, 2010
NATIONALIST PEOPLE’S COALITION (NPC), NACIONALISTA PARTY (NP) AND LABAN NG DEMOKRATIKONG PILIPINO (LDP) VICE PRESIDENTIAL BET SENATOR LOREN LEGARDA TODAY LAMENTED THE GREAT INJUSTICE SUFFERED BY THE COUNTRY’S POOREST, SAYING THAT “THEY CONTRIBUTE LEAST TO THE PROBLEM (OF CLIMATE CHANGE) YET THEY BEAR AND SUFFER MOST FROM THE IMPACT.”
“Those most vulnerable to climate change today are the country’s poorest groups, since they lack the resources and means to cope with its impacts,” said Loren, who chairs the Senate Committee […]
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March 1, 2010
SENATOR LOREN LEGARDA URGED THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE (DA) AND THE BUREAU OF AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES RESOURCES (BFAR) TO IMMEDIATELY IMPLEMENT MEASURES, INCLUDING THE RELEASE OF FUNDS, TO MINIMIZE THE DAMAGE OF THE EL NINO PHENOMENON TO THE FISHERY SECTOR.
Loren sounded the call as she was alarmed by the report of fish kills and red tide cases in some provinces of the country which would surely affect the livelihood and income of the country’ fisherfolk particularly the small fishermen […]
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March 1, 2010
THE CURRENT ELECTRICAL POWER CRISIS WOULD NOT HAVE HIT THE COUNTRY IF THE ARROYO ADMINISTRATION HAD NOT BEEN SO PREOCCUPIED WITH TRYING TO HOLD ON TO POLITICAL POWER, NP-NPC-LDP VICE PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE LOREN LEGARDA SAID ON MONDAY, FOLLOWING REPORTS OF THE POWER SITUATION IN NORTHERN LUZON.
“And what is the Energy secretary doing now? He’s busy trying to stay in government service by running under the party-list system,” Legarda said. “What kind of service then can the marginalized sector, which […]
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