Posts Tagged ‘ondoy’

Legarda tells DA to consider farmers needs first

By Administrator • Mar 27th, 2010 • Category: Press Release

NP-NPC-LDP vice presidential bet Loren Legarda told the Department of Agriculture (DA) to consult the farmers and fisherfolk on what they need this El Nino season and not just give them anything that they do not really need or not their priority.
Reacting to the comments of farmers that the Department through the local government units [...]



Loren to NDCC: Stable calamity-response imperative to RP

By Administrator • Mar 2nd, 2010 • Category: Press Release

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 [...]



Time for current and next administration to act vs El Nino - Loren

By Administrator • Feb 21st, 2010 • Category: Press Release

“Slowly but surely the destruction of El Nino has been spreading throughout the land,” Nacionalista Party vice presidential candidate Loren Legarda noted on Sunday. “It’s time for this administration to start setting up measures and for the nexT one to follow up in their implementation to combat drought, power shortage, and the food crisis brought [...]



Loren to Arroyo: “If you can produce money for politics, you can produce money for food”

By Administrator • Feb 20th, 2010 • Category: Press Release

“If you can produce money for politics, you can produce money for food.”
This is the challenge posed by Nacionalista Party vice presidential candidate, Loren Legarda to Malacañang.
“What has this administration been in power for?’ Loren said on Saturday, shortly after her return to Manila from campaign sorties in the Visayas with running mate Manny Villar.
In [...]



‘Use Ondoy, Pepeng rehab funds to fight drought’ – Loren

By Administrator • Feb 19th, 2010 • Category: Press Release

The government needs to rehabilitate the country’s irrigation system to fight an impending drought caused by El Niño, according to Nacionalista Party vice presidential candidate Loren Legarda, who aims to be a “green VP.”
Legarda made the proposal in answer to a reporter’s question at a press conference on Thursday morning at the Hotel del Rio [...]