August 18, 2015
Looking for a place to unwind and escape from your busy schedule? Try visiting the National Museum as suggested by Senator Loren Legarda.
Legarda has encouraged Filipinos to visit the National Museum located in P. Burgos Drive, Rizal Park to learn more about Filipino art, history and culture.
“Shooting my spiels in National Museum. Visit the museum more often. Bring your families,” Legarda said on Twitter.
Source: Politics.com.ph
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August 18, 2015
Senator Loren Legarda today urged the government to brace for the El Niño phenomenon, which is expected in the remaining months of the year, through effective policies and climate-resilient programs.
The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) announced that the El Niño phenomenon in the Philippines may intensify from moderate to strong in the last quarter of 2015 up to the first quarter of 2016.
Legarda, Chair of the Senate Committee on Climate Change, said that during El Niño […]
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August 17, 2015
Prior to his performance at the Philippine Pavilion in the 2015 Venice Art Biennale, internationally renowned Filipino artist David Medalla will perform at the Microclima, Serra dei Giardini on August 18, 2015.
Medalla, a pioneer of land art, kinetic art, participatory art and live art, will once again take his audience to a phantasmagorical performance in which he creates a mythical journey on the origin of Filipinos. He created his own set of props to aid in his storytelling. Medalla’s longtime collaborator, […]
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August 16, 2015
Much ado was made this year, when the Philippines made its comeback to the Venice Art Biennale after a 51-year absence — and rightfully so.
“In my several visits to museums and contemporary art spaces for many years, I took note that even countries such as Tuvalu and Maldives participated in the Venice Biennale. That made me more determined to have a Philippine participation, our second national pavilion in the Venice Biennale after 51 years of absence,” Senator Loren Legarda explains.
The […]
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August 13, 2015
MANILA, Philippines — The deliberation of the P3.002-trillion proposed 2016 national budget will be “transparent and consultative,” and will tackle outstanding issues like lump sums and under-spending, Senator Loren Legarda has assured.
“We will scrutinize the national budget of 2016 in a manner that is transparent and consultative,” Legarda said during the briefing by the Development Budget Coordinating Committee on the 2016 National Expenditure Program.
Legarda, who chairs the Senate finance committee, also vowed to break down so-called lump sum items, if […]
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