Loren Legarda

Politician

1960 –

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Who is Loren Legarda?

Loren Legarda is a Filipino environmentalist and politician of Visayan ancestry, notable as the only female to top two senatorial elections 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 and again during the 2010 Philippine presidential election, for the same position as a member of the NPC with Manny Villar. US embassy cables leaked by Wikileaks include her as one of the five most influential women in the Philippines.

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Born
Jan 28, 1960
Malabon
Also known as
  • Lorna Regina Bautista Legarda
Parents
Spouses
Children
Religion
  • Catholicism
Nationality
  • Philippines
Profession
Education
  • University of the Philippines
  • High School Diploma, Assumption College
  • Master's Degree, National Defense College of the Philippines
    National Security Administration
  • Primary school, Assumption College
Lived in
  • Manila
  • Quezon City

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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