Environment Groups grade senate bets
Environment Groups grade senate bets from green to grey Manila , 20 April 2007. The Greenpeace, EcoWaste Coalition and Kaisampalad today announced the results of their 2007 Green Electoral Initiative (GEI) in a press conference in Quezon City. The GEI, launched last March 5, assessed the greennessof senatorial aspirants based on their stance and track record on key environmental issues. Topping the survey was Genuine Opposition (GO) candidate and political neophyte Sonia Roco, followed by Loren Legarda, Koko Pimentel, Manny Villar, and Gringo Honasan. Among the top five greenest senate bets, two are political newcomers (Roco and Pimintel), and three (Legarda, Villar, and Honasan) are veteran lawmakers with proven track records on environmental issues. With the exception of Honasan (Independent) , the rest of the green circle come from the main opposition party. The others who answered the survey were (in alphabetical order): Edgardo Angara (GO), Martin Bautista (An