June 30, 2013
Senator Loren Legarda today congratulated Director Brillante Mendoza for being conferred the title Chevalier dans l’Ordre des Artes et Lettres (Knight of the Order of Arts and Letters) by the French
Ministry of Culture.
“I am proud of Direk Brillante’s continuing success. He has been bringing honor to our country with his internationally-acclaimed films that raise people’s awareness on the realities in our society,” said Legarda.
“He is an artist who uses his talent […]
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June 28, 2013
Senator Loren Legarda today assured the country’s estimated 14-17 million indigenous peoples (IPs) that she will continue to look after their welfare and rights and will help preserve and promote the culture that they protect.
Legarda, Chair of the Senate Committee on Cultural Communities, said that providing equal opportunities for Filipino IPs will be among her priorities in her third term.
“Our aim is to improve the lives of our IPs by ensuring that they are respected, provided with opportunities available to […]
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June 27, 2013
United Nations champion for disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation Senator Loren Legarda today called on the executive department to strictly enforce climate change, environmental, sustainable energy legislations passed by Congress over the past decade to mitigate and help the country adapt to the impacts of the warming climate.
Legarda issued the call following two notable facts—United States President Barack Obama’s action plan to confront climate change and a World Bank report showing that at least 23 Philippine provinces are […]
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June 26, 2013
Senator Loren Legarda today said that communication is crucial in achieving “zero casualty” during disasters.
“Communication is vital before, during and immediately after disasters. We need it to warn our citizens of impending disasters so they can prepare ahead of time; we need it during disasters for effective monitoring; and we need it also immediately after for efficient delivery of recovery and rehabilitation services,” said Legarda, Chair of the Senate Committee on Climate Change.
In this regard, the Senator said she hopes […]
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June 25, 2013
Twenty-five million indigent Filipinos will now have access to basic healthcare services through the Philippine Health Insurance Corp, Senator Loren Legarda said.
This is made possible with the enactment into law of the measure amending the National Health Insurance Act, Legarda said.
Legarda, principal author of the National Health Insurance Act of 2013, said the new measure “is a great leap towards achieving universal healthcare coverage for Filipinos.”
As of 2012, the national government has enrolled to PhilHealth the poorest 5.2 million families […]
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