The Philippine participation at the 16th Venice Architecture Biennale was formally introduced last week at the offices of the National Committee for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) in Intramuros. Presenting were key proponent Senator Loren Legarda, NCCA head and National Artist for Literature Virgilio S. Almario, DFA Assistant Secretary Leo M. Herrera (representing DFA Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano), Italian Ambassador Giorgio Gugliemino and Philippine Pavilion curator Dr. Edson Cabalfin.
On May 5-9, 2018, Senator Loren Legarda will serve as the Head of the Philippine Delegation to the Climate Change Conference 2018 in Bonn, Germany.
The Bonn Climate Change Conference consists of meetings of three bodies: the 48th session of the Subsidiary Body for Implementation (SBI 48), the 48th session of the Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice (SBSTA 48) and the fifth part of the first session of the Ad Hoc Working Group on the Paris Agreement (APA 1-5).
Senator Loren Legarda, Chair of the Senate Committee on Finance, today filed a bill to appropriate funds for medical support to those who were administered with the Dengvaxia vaccine.
Senate Bill No. 1794 appropriates Php1,161,710,000 as supplemental budget for 2018 as assistance to Dengvaxia vaccinees.
Legarda said Philippine presence in the Venice Biennale is an “advocacy in itself.”
“Through our national pavilion, we are able to relate our truths to the world while also connecting with Filipinos, showing them the importance of architecture in inspiring life, shaping society and building a nation,” Legarda said.
In celebration of Labor Day, Senator Loren Legarda today stressed the need to strengthen the protection of Filipino workers both here and overseas, citing the labor force’s significant contributions to the country’s economy and overall development.
