March 20, 2012
THE DIFFERENT REGIONS AND PROVINCES OF THE COUNTRY ARE DISTINGUISHED NOT ONLY BY POLITICAL BORDERS BUT ALSO BY DIVERSE CULTURAL TRADITIONS, AND SENATOR LOREN LEGARDA AIMS TO THREAD A LINK TO THIS DIVERSITY THROUGH THE HIBLA NG LAHING FILIPINO: TRADITIONAL PHILIPPINE TEXTILE GALLERY.
Legarda, Chair of the Senate Committee on Cultural Communities, conceptualized the creation of the nation’s first gallery for indigenous Philippine textiles and in partnership with the National Museum, brought it to fruition.
“The Traditional Philippine Textile Gallery […]
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March 19, 2012
SENATOR LOREN LEGARDA TODAY CALLED FOR AN INVESTIGATION ON THE REPORTED MINING ACTIVITIES BEING CONDUCTED WITHIN THE AREA OF THE IFUGAO RICE TERRACES.
Legarda explained that during the on-site consultative meeting of the Committee on Cultural Communities, which she chairs, concerns were raised over the potential gold mining activities in the rice clusters of the Ifugao Rice Terraces. This prompted her to file a resolution urging the Senate to look into alleged small-scale mining operations in the area.
“The Ifugao […]
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March 16, 2012
SENATOR LOREN LEGARDA TODAY URGED LOCAL GOVERNMENT UNITS IN THE GREATER METRO MANILA AREA (METRO MANILA AND THE PROVINCES OF BULACAN, CAVITE, LAGUNA AND RIZAL) TO HEIGHTEN THEIR DEFENSES AGAINST DISASTER RISKS AND CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACTS.
Legarda, Chair of the Senate Committee on Climate Change, made the statement as she convened the Regional Forum on Effective Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) and Climate Change Adaptation (CCA) in GMMA at the Quezon City Hall.
The Senator said, efforts must be doubled as […]
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March 15, 2012
SENATOR LOREN LEGARDA WILL CONVENE THE REGIONAL FORUM ON EFFECTIVE DISASTER RISK REDUCTION AND CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION IN GREATER METRO MANILA AREA (GMMA) ON FRIDAY, MARCH 16, 2012, AT THE QUEZON CITY HALL.
Legarda, Chair of the Senate Committee on Climate Change, has partnered with the National Disaster Risk Reduction Management Council (NDRRMC), United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), and the Australian Agency for International Development (AusAID) in organizing this initiative.
Other partners include the Quezon City Government, the Presidential Communications […]
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March 14, 2012
THE NEW TEXTILE GALLERIES AT THE NATIONAL MUSEUM WERE OPENED ON MARCH 13 FOR PREVIEW AND MADE THE SETTING OF THE INAUGURAL LECTURE ON PHILIPPINE TRADITIONAL TEXTILES AND INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE, SENATOR LOREN LEGARDA ANNOUNCED.
The creation of the Textile Galleries was a brainchild of Senator Legarda and emanated from her initial fondness of tropical fabrics, which later on became part of her advocacy to preserve indigenous culture.
“I have long dreamed of seeing a textile museum in my own country. […]
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