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.
In celebration of the International Day for Biological Diversity (IDB), May 22, Senator Loren Legarda urged authorities to implement Ecosystems-based Adaptation (EbA), which includes the sustainable management, conservation, and restoration ecosystems, in order to build resilience of our biodiversity against the impacts of climate change.
In her recent visit to Singapore to attend the 5th Singapore Dialogue on Sustainable World Resources, Senator Loren Legarda cited the country’s resolve to address the global threat of climate change and embrace the tenets of sustainable development.
