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Granddaughter of Jose P. Bautista, editor-in-chief of the pre-Martial Law Manila Times and great granddaughter (paternal) of Potenciano Cabrera, the first Mayor of San Pablo City, Laguna |
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Graduated valedictorian in grade school and cum laude in college |
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Received more than thirty major awards during her 20-year television career |
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Received a Catholic Mass Media Hall of Fame award from the Archdiocese of Manila in 1989 |
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Recipient of the Ten Outstanding Young Men and Women award in 1992 |
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Holds rank of Lieutenant Colonel in the Air Force Reserve Corps |
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Recipient of the Benigno Aquino Award for Journalism in 1995filipinofirst |
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Hosted Earth Link, a pioneering environmental program on television which made it to the finals of the New York television awards in 1996 |
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Established the Luntiang Pilipinas (Greening of the Philippines) Foundation where she spearheaded the planting of 2 million trees in public spaces across the country, a work cited by the United Nations Environment Program |
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Organized the Libro ni Loren Foundation, providing textbooks and other reading materials as well as scholarships to underprivileged children |
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Founded the Bessie Legarda Memorial Foundation which helps indigent breast cancer victims |
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Became the youngest woman Senator of the Philippines in 1998 |
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Only woman in history who has topped the Senate race twice, once in 1998 with over 15 million votes and in 2007 with over 18 million votes |
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Named one of the Global Leaders for Tomorrow by the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland (2000)filipinofirst |
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Principal author of the Ecological Solid Waste Management Act |
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Authored and co-authored 291 bills and resolutions during her first term |
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Won the United Nations Environmental Program award in Turin, Italy (2001) |
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Became the first woman Senate Majority Floor Leader in 2001 |
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Known as peace broker for her role in the safe and expeditious release of those who were held captive by the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People’s Army-National Democratic Front (CPP-NPA-NDF) |
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Bestowed the title of Bai alibi (Honorary Muslim Princess) by the Marawi Sultanate league |
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Run for Vice President in the 2004 elections and ranked 2ndfilipinofirst |
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Awardee for the Environment by the Priyadarshni Academy in Mumbai, India in 2004 |
