October 5, 2015
Senator Loren Legarda today supported calls for Whang-Od Oggay, Kalinga’s oldest mambabatok (tattoo artist), to be nominated as a National Living Treasure or Gawad sa Manlilikha ng Bayan (GAMABA), citing her invaluable role in perpetuating the traditional art of tattooing.
“Apo Whang-Od has dedicated her whole life to her craft as she continues the art form and stands as its living archive in which she holds memory and mastery of Kalinga’s tattoo practice and its visual symbolisms that depict the province’s rituals – from childbirth, […]
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October 4, 2015
In celebration of World Teachers’ Day on October 5, Senator Loren Legarda today lauded the contributions of the country’s teachers to our society and assured them of her support through laws and policies that will benefit the entire teaching community.
“Teachers are our unsung heroes who, day in and out, dedicate their lives to molding the minds of the Filipino youth, despite challenges in our education system,” Legarda stressed.
“We owe much of our achievements to the women and men […]
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October 3, 2015
The Open Call for Curatorial Proposals for the Philippine participation at the 15th Venice Architecture Biennale has been extended from October 7, 2015 to October 30, 2015. The extension was announced last September 28, 2015 at the well-attended consultation meeting held at the National Commission for Culture and Arts (NCCA) Boardroom in Intramuros, Manila.
The Philippine participation is historic since this will be the first time for the country to have a National Pavilion at the Architecture Biennale, which will run […]
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October 2, 2015
This October, Senator Loren Legarda and the National Museum invite everyone to witness demonstrations of basket and mat weavers from the Southern Tagalog and Bicol Regions as they showcase their techniques at the National Museum of Anthropology every Friday and Saturday of the month.
The first weaving demonstration starts on October 2 and 3, featuring Rosalie Rondilla, Rosalina Oblepias, Asteria Balasabas, and Guadalupe Acedo, all from Luisiana, Laguna, who will showcase pandan weaving, a specialty of their community.
“The creation of each […]
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October 2, 2015
Senator Loren Legarda today welcomed the country’s commitment to reduce its greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by seventy percent (70%) by 2030 as part of its Intended Nationally Determined Contributions (INDC) that was submitted to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) on October 1, 2015.
“The Philippines’ INDC submission is the first step in our strong commitment to work on a meaningful climate deal in Paris. I would have preferred our INDC to have some measure of non-conditionality since […]
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