Loren on CHA-CHA Survey

CHA-CHA Survey
Malacañang cannot just ignore the results of the survey conducted by the SWS showing that 70 percent of adult Filipinos are against charter change that would allow President Arroyo to continue in power after 2010.
The question posed by the survey firm was clear enough. It asked the respondents whether they are for or against a charter amendment that would allow President Arroyo to cling to power.
They are firmly against it. In addition, 55% believed that the President is behind the move to amend the Constitution to prolong her hold on government. Instead of denying the accuracy and validity of the survey results, Malacañang should face the issue squarely and answer frankly whether or not the people’s suspicions are correct.
Posing like a Sphinx is not what is expected by the people of their governor in a democratic society. What they want is transparency, honesty and truth.

LOREN ACKNOWLEDGES MOTHER LILY’S UNDYING SUPPORT

Loren acknowledges Mother Lily’s undying support for the entertainment industry
In line with the celebration of her 30th year in public service, Senator Loren Legarda held a press conference today at the Imperial Palace Suites in Quezon City.
In the said event, Loren dedicated much of her time acknowledging Mother Lily Montverde’s contribution to the Philippine movie industry stating that Mother Lily is a woman that should be emulated not only because of her contributions to the entertainment industry but because of her ability to never lose hope.
To further show my gratification to Mother Lily for giving life to this dying industry in a time when other producers chose to abandon it, I have filed Senate Resolution (SRN 676), which has been adopted by the Senate last October 9, saluting her magnanimity of doing everything in her power to bring joy and entertainment to the Filipino viewers, Legarda stressed.
Legarda also thanked Mother Lily for being the propagator of avant-garde cinema in the country, even before the advent of digital cinema. She cited internationally recognized films such as Manila by Night and Sister Stella L. Are as the beautiful product of Mother Lily’s risk of diverting from the monotonous flavor of the entertainment industry.
Legarda concluded by saying that Mother Lily’s contributions to this industry have reached the zenith of selfless service to the Filipino viewers. The entertainment industry would be lifeless without her, because she has been its mother for more than 4 decades. I look forward to the next 40 years of her undying support for Filipino artistry.
Senator Legarda, an icon of the entertainment industry herself, willingly shared the limelight with another admirable woman, in the person of Mother Lily Monteverde.