People from Antique - Loren Legarda, Jose Tomas Sanchez, Evelio Javier, John Iremiloren Legarda, Jose Tomas Sanchez, Evelio Javier, John Iremil Teodoro, Alex C. Delos Santos, Exequiel Javier L Teodoro, Alex C. Delos Santos, Exequiel Javier (Paperback)

Chapters: Loren Legarda, Jose Tomas Sanchez, Evelio Javier, John Iremil Teodoro, Alex C. Delos Santos, Exequiel Javier. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 31. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Loren Legarda is a Filipino broadcast journalist, environmentalist, and politician of Visayan ancestry, notable as the only female to top two senatorial elections (1998 and 2007). During the 2004 Philippine general election, she ran for the position of Vice-President as an Independent with Fernando Poe, Jr. as running mate. Currently, she is running again for the Vice-Presidency with Manny Villar. Legarda is a notable advocate of Climate Change Awareness and has numerous achievements in the fields of social development and human rights advocacy along with her work in journalism. As a journalist, she has received many awards. In 2008, she was chosen as "United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction Asia Pacific Regional Champion for Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Change Adaptation." She was a member of the Philippine delegation during the 2009 Copenhagen Summit. Born Lorna Regina Bautista Legarda on January 28, 1960 in Malabon, Legarda is the only daughter of Antonio Cabrera Legarda of San Pablo, Laguna and of Bessie Gella Bautista of Malabon. She and her family have roots in Antique. Her maternal grandfather was Jose P. Bautista, editor-in-chief of the pre-Martial Law newspaper, The Manila Times, and one of the pillars of Philippine journalism. As a teenager, she appeared as a commercial model and/or DJ in various television and print ads for Close-up, Pond's cream, Hapee toothpaste, etc. During her youth, she consistently got honors in school. She was able to become a valedictorian from the Assumption College, where she spent her early schooling, while she graduated with a c...More: http: //booksllc.net/?id=72231