Senator Loren Legarda will join over 40 religious leaders and climate activists around the world at the Summit of the Consciences for the Climate to encourage everyone to protect the planet.
Legarda, United Nations Champion for Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Change Adaptation for Asia-Pacific, was invited by Nicolas Hulot, Special Envoy of the French President for the Protection of the Planet, to participate in the Summit as one of the panelists for the plenary session “Inspiring the World to care—igniting the will […]
SENATOR Loren Legarda said Saturday the government and mining companies must coordinate to ensure the safety of mining workers, after the latest coal mine accident on Semirara Island in Caluya, Antique.
Legarda said the Department of Energy (DOE) and the local government should investigate the incident, which killed at least three miners.
“I condole with the families of the victims and urge the DOE and the local government to pursue an independent and fair investigation and put the safety of our people […]
Senator Loren Legarda strongly condemned the entry and eventual dumping at the country’s sanitary landfill of waste shipped from Canada and said she will file a resolution so that the Senate will look into the matter.
“The Philippines is not a trash bin of the world. Canada should take back their garbage,” said Legarda, Chair of the Senate Committee on Environment and Natural Resources.
The Port of Manila, on two separate occasions from June 2013 to August 2013 and from December 2013 […]
Senator Loren Legarda today renewed her call for joint effort of the government and mining companies in ensuring the safety of mining workers as she lamented the recent tragedy in Semirara Island in Caluya, Antique where at least three miners have been confirmed dead.
“I condole with the families of the victims and urge the Department of Energy (DOE) and the local government to pursue an independent and fair investigation and put the safety of our people first before profit,” said […]
EVERY Filipino interested in the country’s cultural heritage was invited by Sen. Loren Legarda to view and observe basket and mat weavers from Oriental Mindoro as they showcase their weaving techniques at the National Museum of Anthropology on July 18 and 19.
Weavers Thalia Daguman, Susana Maayos and Debora Aceveda, all from Oriental Mindoro, will demonstrate rattan and nito weaving, while Elsie Caring will give an informal lecture.
“This is an interactive way of understanding our weaving culture. We get […]
