SENATOR Loren Legarda on Wednesday called for the convening of a “Summit of Consciences” in the Philippines to address climate change and its threats as she warned that “inaction and apathy will spell death and loss.”
Legarda made the call after attending the Summit of the Consciences for the Climate held in Paris last July 21 where the “Call to Consciences for the Climate” was launched.
The summit, she said, was a prelude to the 21st Conference of the Parties to the UN […]
MANILA – The Senate has passed on third and final reading a bill seeking to declare the 9th day of August as National Indigenous Peoples Day.
In a news release, Senator Loren Legarda, chairperson of the Committee on Cultural Communities, said House Bill 4420 seeks to recognize and protect the rights of the indigenous people across the country by dedicating August 9 to their causes.
She said the event is in line with the United Nations General Assembly’s proclamation of the International […]
RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE COMMITTEES ON ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES AND LABOR, EMPLOYMENT AND HUMAN RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT TO LOOK INTO THE ENVIRONMENTAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS BEING ENFORCED BY GOVERNMENT AGENCIES AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT UNITS IN SMALL-SCALE AND LARGE-SCALE MINING SITES IN THE COUNTRY IN LIGHT OF THE REPORTED COLLAPSE OF A PORTION OF THE OPEN-PIT COAL MINE IN SEMIRARA ISLAND, ANTIQUE LEADING TO MULTIPLE FATALITIES
Scope: National
Legislative status: Pending in the Committee (8/5/2015)
http://senate.gov.ph/lis/bill_res.aspx?congress=16&q=SRN-1463
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SRN-1463 (as filed)
MANILA, Philippines – Apparently heeding calls from some groups and netizens not to make the event a fashion show, many lawmakers and guests donned less flashy outfits at the sixth and last State of the Nation Address (SONA) of President Aquino yesterday.
Sen. Loren Legarda and Reps. Mylene Garcia-Albano of Davao City, and Luzviminda Ilagan and Emmi de Jesus of Gabriela were in old formal wear.
Vice President Jejomar Binay also sported an old barong Tagalog, which he said he wears when […]
Except for Sen. Loren Legarda’s “no expense” look, it was again business as usual for many of the women in the two red carpet venues—the north and south wings of the Batasang Pambansa complex in Quezon City.
As in Sonas past, Legarda followed her instincts by fashioning a look that combined locally made products like black platforms from Marikina and crocheted bag from Bauang, La Union province, with heirloom pieces from her late mother Bessie, such as an embroidered piña top […]
