Senator Loren Legarda invites everyone to watch the fourth episode of Dayaw on Thursday, November 24, 6:00pm on the ABS-CBN News Channel (ANC) and ANC HD.
The episode, “Buo ang Loob – Shamans and Healers of the Philippines”, looks into the methods of traditional healers and spiritual leaders whose knowledge of the spiritual and natural world make them indispensable to their communities.
Read MoreIn line with World Toilet Day on November 19, Senator Loren Legarda has asked the Department of Health (DOH) to work closely with local government units (LGUs) in addressing the issue of open defecation.
According to the DOH, around 8 million Filipinos still openly defecate.
Read MoreSenator Loren Legarda today said that treading the path of low carbon development would be beneficial to the Philippines and help the government achieve its long-term goal of a “matatag, maginhawa at panatag na buhay” for Filipinos.
Read MoreAs the Senate deliberated on the proposed 2017 budget of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) in the amount of P128.169 billion, Senator Loren Legarda said that 1.3 million of the 4.4 million household beneficiaries of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) have already improved their level of well-being and are now classified as Transitioning Households.
Read MoreClimate change poses an existential threat to vulnerable countries around the world. Inaction in the face of worsening climate shocks risks moving development goals beyond our reach. Tackling climate change on the other hand presents opportunities. The case for highly ambitious efforts on climate change is now so compelling that addressing global warming is no longer about burden sharing on emission cuts. It is now about securing the most benefits by taking action.
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