Senator Loren Legarda today said that the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) should ensure that the evacuation centers it plans to construct will be built on safe areas and are structurally sound.
Legarda, Chair of the Senate Committee on Finance, made the statement during the committee hearing for the proposed 2016 budget of DPWH.
According to DPWH Secretary Rogelio Singson, they have identified 190 school sites that are often used as evacuation centers and they are proposing to build evacuation […]
In an effort to promote greater appreciation of the contributions of the Moro people to the country’s history, Senator Loren Legarda, chair of the Senate Committee on Cultural Communities, has filed a bill seeking to include Moro history, culture and identity studies as an elective subject in the college curriculum.
“The goal of this measure is to provide the youth a broader perspective of their past, reinforcing Filipino identity. It also aims to provide deeper knowledge and understanding of the centuries-long […]
MANILA, Philippines – With Congress aiming to pass the Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL) before October 10, Senator Loren Legarda reminded the public about another measure that will allow Filipinos to better understand the Moro people.
Senate Bill 2685 mandates the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) to include the subject “Moro History, Culture, and Identity Studies” as an elective in the country’s higher education curriculum – a move that, according to Legarda, will promote national unity.
“The goal of this measure is to […]
As the Senate deliberates on the proposed Bangsamoro Basic Law, Senator Loren Legarda on Friday urged government to resume peace negotiations with the National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP). “We need to pursue peace that is inclusive in order for it to be just and lasting. The government should initiate the resumption of peace negotiations with the NDFP for the sake of the millions of Filipinos who will benefit from a peaceful and progressive nation,” Legarda said.
According to the […]
MANILA, Philippines — Senator Loren Legarda urged the government on Friday to resume peace talks with the National Democratic Front of the Philippines.
Her call came as the Senate deliberates the substitute bill for the Bangsamoro Basic Law authored by Senator Ferdinand Marcos Jr. It also comes amid a spike in human rights violations allegedly committed by state forces against indigenous people in Mindanao, particularly those accused by the military of sympathizing with communist rebels.
“We need to pursue peace that is […]
