May 10, 2012
OPTIMISTIC THAT THE ONGOING DISPUTE BETWEEN THE PHILIPPINES AND THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA (PROC) OVER SCARBOROUGH SHOAL WILL BE RESOLVED PEACEFULLY, SENATOR LOREN LEGARDA TODAY ENJOINED BOTH COUNTRIES TO “FOCUS ON WHAT BUILDS, NOT ON WHAT DESTROYS.”
Legarda, Chair of the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, said that it is not to the interest of both nations to engage in a shooting war or in any form of violence, especially that such actions would compromise peace and security in […]
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May 8, 2012
SENATOR LOREN LEGARDA, CHAIR OF THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN RELATIONS, TODAY ANNOUNCED THAT THE SENATE HAS OFFICIALLY APPROVED, BY ITS CONCURRENCE TO THE EXECUTIVE RATIFICATION OF, THREE TREATIES—THE MUTUAL LEGAL ASSISTANCE TREATY (MLAT) WITH THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA (PROC), THE MLAT WITH THE UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND, AND THE CONSULAR AGREEMENT WITH PROC.
“I am pleased to announce that we have approved three more treaties, aside from the five other agreements we approved earlier in […]
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May 6, 2012
SENATOR LOREN LEGARDA HAS SOUGHT THE ADVICE AND SUPPORT OF DR. JEFFREY SACHS, A WORLD-RENOWNED ECONOMIST, IN DEVELOPING NEW METRICS THAT WOULD MEASURE THE GENERAL WELL-BEING OF FILIPINOS.
In a meeting with Dr. Sachs at the sidelines of the 45th Annual Meeting of the Asian Development Bank in Manila, Legarda discussed with the Director of The Earth Institute at Columbia University the development of a happiness index in the Philippines, an indicator that will seriously establish the idea of environmental […]
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May 5, 2012
SENATOR LOREN LEGARDA TODAY URGED LOCAL GOVERNMENT UNITS (LGUS) TO PRIORITIZE THE CRAFTING OF THEIR RESPECTIVE LOCAL ACTION PLANS FOR DISASTER RISK REDUCTION TO BE ENDORSED TO THE PRESIDENT FOR FUNDING AND IMMEDIATE IMPLEMENTATION.
Legarda made the statement at the Peer-to-Peer Learning Exchange on Reducing Vulnerabilities and Adapting to Climate Change workshop in Albay, which focused on building a resilient Mindanao in light of the Sendong disaster.
“I am glad that our exchange participants today have devoted their time for […]
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May 4, 2012
SENATOR LOREN LEGARDA TODAY CALLED FOR THE JUDICIOUS USE OF FUNDS ALLOCATED FOR POST DISASTER NEEDS AND STRESSED THAT THERE SHOULD BE TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY IN THE DISBURSEMENT OF THESE FINANCES.
Legarda, Chair of the Senate Committee on Climate Change, made the statement as she noted that in December 2011 the government has downloaded US$500 million from the World Bank, from its Catastrophe Deferred Drawdown Option (Cat-DDO).
Meanwhile, the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) has released PhP961 million for […]
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