Senatorial candidate Loren Legarda appears on the big screen as LMP-Pampanga Chapter officials and members pose for a photo following their online meeting on Monday, February 21, 2022. Contributed photo
MANILA, Philippines — Senatorial candidate Loren Legarda has thanked the Pampanga Chapter of the League of Municipalities of the Philippines (LMP) for backing her Senate comeback.
“The support that you are giving me now boosts my morale,” said Legarda during the LMP-Pampanga Chapter online meeting.
“(It) inspires me even more to continue the brand of leadership that is compassionate, pro-people, and efficient with zero tolerance for corruption,” she added.
LMP-Pampanga President and Minalin Mayor Edgar Flores, who spoke on behalf of the 14 mayors who attended, said they support Legarda because her accomplishments as a legislator have benefited even the Kapampangans.
Flores is also the concurrent Vice President of LMP in Region 3.
“Kayo po ay masipag, magaling at madaling lapitan at hindi pa man kami lumalapit ay alam na ninyo kung paano kami matutulungan. Hindi po kami magdadalawang isip na kayo ay suportahan dahil nararapat po kayong bumalik sa Senado para mas marami pa po kayong matulungan,” he said.
As a congresswoman of the only district of Antique, Legarda has extended assistance to the province of Pampanga under the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) TUPAD program that gives emergency employment for displaced workers and the unemployed.
Legarda also allocated funds for the Assistance to Individuals in Crisis Situation (AICS) of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) to help Kapampangans who need burial services, medical aid, and financial support.
Legarda has likewise provided Medical Assistance to Indigent Patients (MAIP) through the Jose B. Lingad Memorial Regional Hospital, a Department of Health (DOH)-retained hospital in San Fernando, Pampanga.
“I am very thankful for your trust, and I am looking forward to working with all of you,” she said.
“Together, let us ensure that national government programs, especially for livelihood, employment, health, and education, are brought closer to the people,” Legarda added.
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