Senator Loren Legarda, Chair of the Senate Committee on Cultural Communities, sponsored yesterday two legislative measures seeking to establish resource centers for indigenous peoples (IPs) and declaring August 9 as National Indigenous Peoples Day in her effort to promote and protect the rights of IPs all over the country.
In her sponsorship speech for Senate Bill 2209 or the Resource Centers For Indigenous Peoples Act and Committee Report No. 141 under House Bill No. 4420 or An Act Declaring August 9 […]
From the Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Environment Secretary Ramon J.P. Paje expressed elation over the Yolanda-inspired movie “Taklub” winning a special award in the recent Cannes Film Festival in France.
In its website, the Ecumenical Jury at the 68th Cannes Film Festival awarded “Taklub” the Special Mention “for the sensitive portrayal of individuals and communities working for life in the midst of suffering and death in the shadows of natural catastrophies in the Philippines.”
Paje was hoping the film, which was […]
RESOLUTION COMMENDING THE PHILIPPINE NATIONAL POLICE MARITIME GROUP, THE BUREAU OF CUSTOMS ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION UNIT AND THEIR SELECT INDIVIDUAL MEMBERS FOR BEING AMONG THE RECIPIENTS OF THE 2014 ASIA ENVIRONMENTAL ENFORCEMENT AWARD (AEEA) IN RECOGNITION OF THEIR EXCELLENCE IN ENFORCING ENVIRONMENTAL LAWS
Scope: National
Legislative status: Pending in the Committee (6/1/2015)
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SRN-1385 (as filed)
SENATOR LOREN LEGARDA
Sponsorship Speech
Committee Report No. 147
(Resource Centers For Indigenous Peoples Act)
Committee Report No. 141
(An Act Declaring August 9 as National Indigenous Peoples Day)
26 May 2015 | Senate Session Hall
Mr. President,
I have the honor to seek approval of two legislative measures, namely, Senate Bill No. 2209 under Committee Report No. 147 or the Resource Centers For Indigenous Peoples Act, and Committee Report No. 141 under House Bill No. […]
Message of Senator Loren Legarda
Launch of Philippine Textile Research Institute’s
Innovation Center for Yarns and Textiles
25 May 2015 | PTRI Compound, Bicutan, Taguig City
Allow me first to congratulate the Philippine Textile Research Institute (PTRI) for the inauguration of its spinning facility, the PTRI Innovation Center for Yarns and Textiles.
It has been my lifelong passion to explore the indigenous artistry of Filipinos told through traditional textiles. Through my visits to numerous weaving communities in the country, […]
