NP-NPC-LDP vice presidential  bet Loren Legarda, who campaigns in Mindanao this week, concurred with a study that El Niño will likely send millions into poverty or deeper into poverty this year.
Southeast Asian Regional Centre for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA) Director Dr. Arsenio Balisacan said that even if the 2009 poverty statistics do [...]

“It’s becoming more obvious now. Even with the drought caused by El Niño, the power crisis in Mindanao could have been avoided if only the Arroyo administration had not ignored the needs of the region,” NP-NPC-LDP vice presidential candidate Loren Legarda said on Friday during a break in her campaigning in Mait, Davao Oriental.
Legarda issued [...]

After a 6.4 magnitude earthquake rocked Southern Taiwan yesterday, NP-NPC-LDP vice presidential candidate Loren Legarda today reiterated her call for government and the NDCC to beef up its disaster-preparedness and response systems.
“First, it was Haiti, then Chile. And now the danger hits closer to our shores, with Taiwan being hit by a strong earthquake. Let’s [...]

Senator Loren Legarda called on the Presidential El Nino Task Force to investigate and make a truthful assessment whether the El Nino phenomenon really affected the power generation of hydroelectric plants even as she pushed for more participation by private sector in energy generation, particularly in Mindanao.
Loren had expressed doubts whether the El Nino phenomenon [...]

“El Niño seems to be a most convenient scapegoat and whipping boy of the Arroyo administration to cover up for its lack of foresight, which resulted in the current power crisis in Mindanao,” NP-NPC-LDP vice presidential candidate Loren Legarda said on Thursday during a break in her campaign sortie in Davao City.
Legarda was reacting to [...]

Asked what she thought about PGMA’s distribution of farm inputs and irrigation equipment in response to El Nino, Senator Loren Legarda, Senate chair of the Committee on Agriculture said, “I made sure that the 2010 budget is climate-change responsive. Then DA Secretary Arthur Yap and newly appointed Secretary Bernie Fondevilla—knowing my chief concern after Ondoy [...]

“Climate change and its effects are not just campaign issues that every candidate pay lip service to,” NP-NPC-LDP vice presidential candidate Loren Legarda said on Wednesday. “The next administration will have to actually do something about it. And that’s a big challenge.”
Legarda, who’s in Mindanao with running-mate Manny Villar, said campaign sorties proved to be [...]

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 [...]

In the yearly flower festival in Baguio this weekend, the only environmental advocate running for the vice presidency Loren Legarda reminded participants of the Panagbenga Festival about the responsibility of taking care of the environment so we can continue enjoying the beauty of nature.
“The Panagbenga Flower festival is a celebration of the beauty of nature, [...]

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 [...]