In 2001, Republic Act 9003 or the Ecological Solid Waste Management (ESWM) Act, a measure I authored, was signed into law. Since then, I have been advocating for every local government unit’s faithful compliance with this law.
Fifteen years have passed, yet, we are still far from 100 percent compliance rate of LGUs.
Read MoreSenator Loren Legarda today renewed her call to local government units (LGUs) to implement Republic Act No. 9003 or the Ecological Solid Waste Management (ESWM) Law, or face the legal consequences of non-compliance with the 15-year old law.
Legarda, principal author and sponsor of the law, made the statement in line with the ceremonial filing today of affidavit-complaints of the National Solid Waste Management Commission (NSWMC) at the Office of the Ombudsman.
Read MoreSenator Loren Legarda invites everyone to join and support the road sharing exercise organized by the Share the Road Movement on 7 February 2016,Sunday, from Mall of Asia in Pasay to Intramuros, Manila.
During the activity, half of the road from the Mall of Asia to Plaza Mexico in Intramuros will be for non-motorized mobility where people can walk and bike. Participants can also ride the Filipino Road Train, a hybrid electric train invented by the Department of Science and Technology (DOST).
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Speech of Senator Loren Legarda
First National Fisheries Industry Summit
3 February 2016 | Philippine Trade Training Center, Pasay City
It is my honor to be part of this momentous event—the First National Fisheries Industry Summit where we will also launch the Comprehensive National Fisheries Industry Development Plan for 2016-2020.
I am particularly interested in this five-year national fisheries plan due to the challenges that the industry must address and cope with.
The Philippines has one of the world’s richest […]
Senator Loren Legarda today said that the Philippines has acceded to the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction more than 30 years after the Convention entered into force on 1 December 1983.
Legarda, Chair of the Foreign Relations Subcommittee on the Hague Convention on International Child Abduction, said that the Senate concurred in the Philippines’ Accession to the Convention on Monday, 1 February 2016.
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