SPEECH OF SENATOR LOREN LEGARDA
Vernissage of the Philippine Pavilion
International Architecture Exhibition, Venice Biennale
24 May 2018 | Arsenale, Venice, Italy
Yvonne Farrell and Shelley McNamara, the directors of the 16th International Architecture Exhibition of La Biennale di Venezia, present Freespace as the theme for the central exhibition and have urged countries to bring their own Freespace in Venice through the national pavilions.
Today, we are gathered in what Dr. Edson Cabalfin views as the Philippines’ Freespace or “Pookginhawa.”
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Senator Loren Legarda today underscored the significance of the Philippines’ participation in this year’s Architecture Biennale as a platform to showcase the immense talent and creativity of Filipino artists and as a venue to challenge the realities of our perceived identity as a nation through global interaction with architecture as an instrument.
Venice, Italy — Senator Loren Legarda welcomes the approval on Second Reading of Senate Bill No. 1762 which seeks to grant Ombudsman lawyers and prosecutors a comparable set of retirement benefits similarly granted by law to their counterparts in the judiciary and the prosecution service of the Department of Justice (DOJ).
The bill approved yesterday by the Senate likewise includes in its coverage senior technical officials such as investigators and graft prevention officers, falling within the Salary Grade (SG) bracket from SG26 to SG29.
Senator Loren Legarda lauds the staging of the Philippine Pavilion in this year’s Architecture Biennale in Venice, Italy which will feature the art and craftsmanship of Dr. Edson Cabalfin as curator.
“This year’s exhibition will emphasize the importance of architecture in building equitable, sustainable and inclusive societies, and it will be interesting to see how Dr. Cabalfin interpreted the effect of architecture in our daily lives, our community, and even in our past, present and future as a nation” Legarda said.
Senator Loren Legarda said that given the sufficient budgetary support from the national government, all those involved in the government housing programs have to be accountable for the substandard and delayed implementation of housing projects in different calamity-hit areas and relocation sites.
