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Loren Legarda is first to file COC, eyes Senate comeback
Loren Legarda is first to file COC, eyes Senate comeback
ABS-CBN News
Published Oct 01, 2021 08:37 AM PHT
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Updated Oct 01, 2021 08:40 AM PHT
Loren Legarda. Joseph Vidal, Senate Prib/File
MANILA -- Congresswoman Loren Legarda filed her certificate of candidacy (COC) on the first day of filing, October 1, as she eyes a Senate comeback in 2022.
Legarda, 61, is currently the representative of Antique's lone district and serves as House Deputy Speaker.
She is part of the senatorial slate of Nationalist People's Coalition, under the banner of Sen. Panfilo Lacson and Senate President Vicente Sotto III.
A former broadcast journalist, Legarda served three terms in the Senate before becoming a congresswoman.
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She ran for vice president twice but was unsuccessful in both attempts, losing to former ABS-CBN colleague Noli de Castro in 2004 and former Makati Mayor Jejomar Binay in 2010.
As senator, Legarda championed advocacies such as environmental protection and women empowerment, among others.
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