Senator Loren Legarda today called on the Filipino youth to become more actively involved in climate change issues, noting that they have the greatest stake in the sustainability of our planet.
The Senator made the call in her keynote speech, which was read by a representative from her office, during the “Climate Reality Project: The Filipino Youth on the Road to Paris”, an environmental campaign organized by Climate Reality Philippines, DAKILA, Climate Change Commission and National Youth Commission.
“It is important that […]
Keynote Speech of Senator Loren Legarda
Climate Reality Project: The Filipino Youth on the Road to Paris Forum
Bantayog ng mga Bayani Auditorium, Quezon City
1 September 2015
“The day would not be too far when all else would be lost not only for the present generation, but also for those to come—generations which stand to inherit nothing but parched earth incapable of sustaining life. [1]”
I have just quoted the Philippine Supreme Court in its landmark decision 22 years […]
Bilang pakikiisa sa pagdiriwang ng Buwan ng Wikang Pambansa ngayong Agosto, iginiit ni Senadora Loren Legarda ang pagpapahalaga hindi lamang sa Wikang Filipino ngunit pati na rin sa mga katutubong wika sa Pilipinas.
Ayon kay Legarda, mahalaga ang pagkakaroon ng malalim na pag-unawa at tamang paggamit ng Wikang Filipino sa pakikipag-ugnayan ng mga mamamayan sa isa’t isa, higit lalo sa mga usapin patungkol sa kaunlaran, kapayapaan at katarungan.
“Ang pundasyon ng isang bansa ay lalong mapagtitibay kapag ang mga mamamayan ay nagkakaunawaan […]
Senator Loren Legarda, a staunch supporter of arts and culture, commended Ligaya Fernando-Amilbangsa as a cultural advocate of pangalay, a traditional dance from Mindanao.
Legarda filed Senate Resolution 1527, citing Fernando-Amilbangsa as an instrumental figure in the continuation of pangalay which she has documented, studied, performed and preserved through scholarly writing and training of other pangalay dancers.
“It is timely and fitting for the Senate to commend Fernando-Amilbangsa for her instrumental role as the documentor, performer, scholar, and advocate of this unique cultural treasure,” said Legarda, Chair […]
It was eight in the evening on the 22nd of August and the garden at the Peggy Guggenheim Collection, one of the world’s finest museums for modern art, was buzzing with people and a lively David Medalla explained to the young crowd the concept for the performance.
The program started with introduction from Philip Rylands, the Director of the Peggy Guggenheim Collection who said that having Medalla perform was exciting. The National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) Chairman and Commissioner […]
