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                    [Title] => Mahalin ang Ating Kultura: Sen. Loren Legarda, Kultura and Filipino Christmas traditions
                    [Summary] => 

Senator Loren Legarda has fond childhood memories of her family’s Christmases in Malabon: Simbang gabi in the nearby chapel; the simple Noche Buena with ham, keso de bola, pandesal; her Lola Mameng’s spaghetti salad, hot chocolate and sometimes fruit salad; the exchange of gifts and stories after Noche Buena; and the family reunion on Christmas day.

[DatePublished] => 2014-12-21 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Sunday Lifestyle [SectionUrl] => sunday-life [URL] => http://media.philstar.com/images/the-philippine-star/lifestyle/sunday-life/20141221/Loren-Legarda-Kultura.jpg ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 981251 [Title] => Loren on pork barrel, ‘gay’ senators, Charter change, climate change & the two ‘nevers’ in her life [Summary] =>

Amid the furor raised by the alleged billion-peso “pork barrel” scam, Sen. Loren Legarda said last Tuesday that like Sen. Franklin Drilon (who she said has the “numbers” to be Senate President when the chamber begins sessions next week), she favors talks on the abolition of the controversial fund.

[DatePublished] => 2013-07-18 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 135221 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1391760 [AuthorName] => Joanne Rae M. Ramirez [SectionName] => Newsmakers [SectionUrl] => newsmakers [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 611267 [Title] => Pep talk with Loren [Summary] =>

Loren Legarda, slim and exuberant, was treating media friends to lunch at L’Oarangerie

[DatePublished] => 2010-09-13 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 136018 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1632148 [AuthorName] => Norma Japitana [SectionName] => Entertainment [SectionUrl] => entertainment [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 484729 [Title] => A woman's rights [Summary] =>

Being a celebrity attracts probing if not malicious newshounds. You can imagine the pain and embarrassment national and international figures go through when their private decisions regarding their bodies are publicly disclosed.

[DatePublished] => 2009-07-09 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 134209 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804859 [AuthorName] => Domini M. Torrevillas [SectionName] => Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 397796 [Title] => A mother through & through [Summary] => Although she didn’t become a mother until she was 30 years old. Loren Legarda was looked up to by her siblings and cousins (in the Malabon compound where she spent her growing up years) like a mother because she showed maternal instincts early in life.
[DatePublished] => 2007-05-10 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 135739 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1186451 [AuthorName] => Butch Francisco [SectionName] => Entertainment [SectionUrl] => entertainment [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 395336 [Title] => Body Talk with Loren Legarda [Summary] => A sound mind in a sound body.

The No. l person who comes to your mind when you say that is none other than Loren Legarda who, as per the surveys, is leading the pack of senatoriables.

You wonder: How does Loren manage to look cool, calm and collected on the stress/tension-filled campaign trail? How does she keep herself so fresh-looking and so fragrant in the sweltering summer sun? Does she have any, uh, secret formula?
[DatePublished] => 2007-04-20 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 134227 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1697794 [AuthorName] => Ricky Lo [SectionName] => Entertainment [SectionUrl] => entertainment [URL] => ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 367110 [Title] => Will Loren’s story have a happy ending? [Summary] => "I’d like to be remembered as someone who, in a moment of crisis, took up the cudgels for a cause." – Loren Legarda
[DatePublished] => 2006-11-05 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1452141 [AuthorName] => Leah C. Salterio [SectionName] => Entertainment [SectionUrl] => entertainment [URL] => ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 318486 [Title] => 46 less-known facts about Loren [Summary] => Award-winning broadcast journalist and former senator Loren Legarda turns 46 on Saturday, Jan. 28. At 46, it is safe to say that she has accomplished a lot, lot more than other women her age – or even older – here in this part of the world or even abroad.
[DatePublished] => 2006-01-26 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 135733 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1186451 [AuthorName] => Butch Francisco [SectionName] => Entertainment [SectionUrl] => entertainment [URL] => ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 236753 [Title] => All eyes on Loren [Summary] => It was high noon at Ricco and Tina Ocampo’s spacious home when she walked in the door, and then it began to simmer even more. As she glided through the foyer and into the living room, all eyes were upon her, but this woman’s gaze was transfixed on an object of special interest planted in the lawn: A large billboard of Senator Loren Legarda, endorsing The Black Shop.

Yes, Loren Legarda, staring at herself staring right back at her.
[DatePublished] => 2004-01-28 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1645237 [AuthorName] => Paula C. Nocon [SectionName] => Fashion and Beauty [SectionUrl] => fashion-and-beauty [URL] => ) [9] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 187058 [Title] => Oh, the chic & funny & strange things that happen to Criselda Lontok! [Summary] => With the love of family, the support of friends and cooperation of colleagues, Criselda Lontok has successfully reinvented herself through the years.
[DatePublished] => 2002-12-08 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133890 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1235016 [AuthorName] => CITIZEN OF THE WORLD By Edu Jarque [SectionName] => Travel and Tourism [SectionUrl] => travel-and-tourism [URL] => ) ) )
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