2013 Senatorial Candidate #19: Loren Legarda Profile

In the light of the upcoming Elections this May 2013, I'm posting the background profiles of the 33 senatorial candidates. Please, I beg you; vote wisely.

Senatorial Candidate No. 19

Loren Legarda

Full Name:

Lorna Regina Bautista “Loren” Legarda

Sex:

Female

Age:

53

Town / City Registered:

Malabon

Birthplace:

Malabon

Coalition:

• Team PNoy (guest)
•  UNA (guest)

Political Party:

• Makabayan (guest)
• NPC (2007 to present)
• Lakas-CMD (1998-2003)
• KNP (2004)

Professional / Political Experience:

• Senator of the Philippines (2007-2013)
• Journalist
• Former Commercial Model and DJ
• Former Reporter (RPN 9 & ABS-CBN)

Education:

• Assumption College (elementary to high school, valedictorian)
• UP (cum laude)

Achievements and Distinctions:

• Vice Presidential candidate with Fernando Poe, Jr. but lost in the 2004 elections. Ran again  together with Manny Villar in 2010 but lost.
• Received more than 30 major awards as a reporter (1985-1998)
• Member, Phil. Delegation, 2009 Copenhagen Summit
• Ten Outstanding Young Men and Women Awardee
• Chosen as "United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction Asia Pacific Regional Champion for Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Change Adaptation" (2008)
•  “Global Leaders for Tomorrow”, World Economic Forum (2000)
• United Nations Environmental Program Awardee
• Participated in the Forum on the Human Impact of Climate Change in Geneva, Switzerland
• Luntiang Pilipinas Foundation

For the full downloadable and printable list of all the senatoriables, please check out: http://www.docstoc.com/docs/144541187/Senatorial-Candidates-for-the-2013-Elections-compiled-by-PoliTikalon-The-Official-Weblog-of-JR-Lopez-Gonzales