The Tribunal Renders Its Award
A unanimous Award has been issued today by the Tribunal constituted under Annex VII to the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (the “Convention”) in the arbitration instituted by the Republic of the Philippines against the People’s Republic of China.
Read MoreSenator Loren Legarda has filed anew the proposed Expanded National Integrated Protected Areas System (ENIPAS) Act, which will strengthen conservation of close to a hundred protected areas in the country.
Senate Bill No. 32 completes the process of declaration of 97 protected areas in the country through amendments to the existing National Integrated Protected Areas System (NIPAS) Law or Republic Act No. 7586.
Read MoreThe International Tribunal of the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) of the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea has spoken. As state parties to the UNCLOS and responsible members of the international community, we are duty-bound to respect its decision.
Read MoreThis proudly Pinoy initiative, supported by the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) and Senator Loren Legarda, a tireless advocate for the protection of the rights of indigenous peoples, kicked off with a grand exhibit, titled Dayaw: Culture and Art Exhibition, on June 21 at Rustan’s Makati.
Handcrafted products and fabrics made by indigenous communities are featured in ‘Dayaw: Culture and Art Exhibition’
Senator Loren Legarda encouraged Filipino curators and artists to submit their curatorial proposals for the Philippine Pavilion in the 57th International Art Exhibition of La Biennale di Venezia.
The Philippine Art Venice Biennale (PAVB) Coordinating Committee, composed of the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA), the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA), and the Office of Senator Loren Legarda, will be accepting proposals until July 21, 2016.
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