Speech of Senator Loren Legarda*
Hibla ng Lahing Filipino Travelling Exhibition Opening
23 October 2017 | Philippine Embassy in London
*Speech to be delivered on October 23, 2017 (4:00pm in London; 11:00pmin Manila)
Today, I am filled with pride as I welcome all of you to the opening of the first Hibla ng Lahing Filipino Travelling Exhibition.
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The Philippines’ first national pavilion in the Venice Architecture Biennale is home.
On October 26, 2017, the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA), the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA), and the Office of Senator Loren Legarda will open the homecoming exhibition of Muhon: Traces of an Adolescent City – The Philippine Pavilion at the Metropolitan Museum of Manila.
Lahing Filipino Travelling Exhibition at the Philippine Embassy in London on October 23, 2017.
Legarda said that this is an offshoot of Hibla ng Lahing Filipino: The Artistry of Philippine Textiles at the National Museum of Anthropology, which is her brainchild.
Senator Loren Legarda today said that the proposed 2018 national budget includes funding for the pension of centenarians and the full payment of the pension arrears for surviving spouses of deceased World War II veterans.
Legarda, Chair of the Senate Committee on Finance, said, “For the second year in a row, we are funding the Centenarians Act by allocating P189.5 million for a one-time cash grant of P100,000 each to 1,895 senior citizens aged 100 years and over.”
