MANILA – The killings in lumad communities attributed to the so-called Mahagat-Bagani militia groups for the reasons of the victims being alleged sympathizers of the rebel New People’s Army (NPA) or advocates of responsible mining does not justify their deaths, Senator Loren Legarda said on Monday.
In her interpellation after the privilege speech of Senator Teofisto Guingona III lambasting the anarchy in Barangay Diatangon, Lianga town in Surigao del Sur, Legarda said that the paramilitary groups were created apparently to protect […]
Senator Loren Legarda welcomed the discovery of rice terraces in the province of Antique and said it should further elicit respect for nature and for our cultural heritage.
“The merging of our people’s ingenuity and nature, as exemplified by these rice paddies, is both humbling and inspiring. To think that it was just in our backyard this whole time,” said Legarda, who is an Antiqueña.
Antique’s 600-hectare rice terraces can be found in wide mountain slopes of Brgy. General Fullon, in San […]
Senator Loren Legarda today encouraged everyone, especially Filipinos, to watch the film Taklub, which will be commercially shown starting September 16, 2015 in selected cinemas.
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), producer of the film, allowed the distribution and commercial screening of Taklub so it can be seen by a wider audience.
“I hope we can all support this movie, which imparts many lessons in life, including the important message of preparing for disasters and building resilience against natural hazards,” said Legarda, the visionary behind Taklub.
Starting September 16, Taklub, directed by Brillante Mendoza […]
Senators on Wednesday urged the government to reverse its decision allowing the disposal of mixed waste from Canada in Tarlac.
“Toxic or not, this is covered by the Basel Convention. Change your recommendation, alam n’yo kung ano ang nasa puso n’yo. Hanggang ngayon mahiwaga pa rin sa amin kung bakit nagbago ang desisyon nyong ibalik ito sa Canada,” Senator Loren Legarda said during the hearing on the Canada waste.
“Let’s exhaust all means so Canada will take it back,” she added.
The Basel […]
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 […]
