June 14, 2011
SENATOR LOREN LEGARDA TODAY SAID THAT CLAIMANTS TO THE SPRATLY ISLANDS MUST CONTINUE THEIR ADHERENCE AND RESPECT THEIR COMMITMENT TO THE DECLARATION ON THE CONDUCT OF PARTIES IN THE SOUTH CHINA SEA (DOC) TO ENSURE PLEASANT RELATIONSHIPS AMONG NATIONS.
Legarda, Chair of the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, explained that based on the DOC, should there be any territorial and jurisdictional disputes among the state claimants to the Spratlys, these concerns must be resolved in a peaceful manner, without resorting […]
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June 12, 2011
“AS THE NATION CELEBRATES ONE HUNDRED THIRTEEN YEARS OF INDEPENDENCE FROM COLONIAL RULE, FILIPINOS MUST NOW WORK HAND-IN-HAND TO LIBERATE EACH AND EVERY CITIZEN AND THE WHOLE COUNTRY FROM THE CHRONIC CYCLE OF DISASTER VULNERABILITY AND POVERTY.”
Senator Loren Legarda made the statement as a challenge to every Filipino that the fight for freedom is not over yet.
Legarda said that while the Philippines is now a sovereign nation, the country is yet to free itself and its people from […]
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June 11, 2011
SENATOR LOREN LEGARDA URGED LOCAL GOVERNMENT UNITS (LGUS) TO INTEGRATE DISASTER RISK REDUCTION (DRR) AND CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION (CCA) TOOLS IN THEIR RESPECTIVE LAND USE AND DEVELOPMENT PLANS TO ENSURE THAT PROGRESS WILL NOT BE STUNTED DUE TO WEATHER-RELATED OCCURRENCES.
Legarda, Chair of the Senate Committee on Climate Change, noted that the United Nations’ 2011 Global Assessment Report on Disaster Risk Reduction showed that globally more people are protected from disasters, but the loss in economic assets have risen due […]
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June 8, 2011
TO BRING OUT AND ENHANCE THE FULL POTENTIAL OF THE COUNTRY’S YOUNG CITIZENS, SENATOR LOREN LEGARDA PUSHED FOR THE PASSAGE OF A BILL CREATING A NATIONAL POLICY THAT WOULD PROMOTE AND GUARANTEE STUDENTS’ RIGHTS AND WELFARE.
One of the salient features of Legarda’s proposed Senate Bill 1435 is the prohibition of involuntary contributions and imposing of fees beyond the actual cost of reproducing documents, academic records, and similar certifications.
She explained that increase in tuition or other school fees must […]
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June 7, 2011
SENATOR LOREN LEGARDA HAS PROPOSED THE INCLUSION OF INFORMATION ON ETHNIC ORIGIN IN THE CONDUCT OF NATIONAL CENSUS AS A WAY TO BETTER ADDRESS THE NEEDS OF INDIGENOUS PEOPLES (IP) GROUPS.
Legarda, Chair of the Senate Committee on Cultural Communities, said that Senate Bill 2858 would allow the inclusion of ethnic origin in the national survey conducted by the National Statistics Office (NSO), which would be useful in determining the specific concerns of IPs in various areas and finding suitable […]
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