February 4, 2015
RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE SENATE COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC SERVICES; AND ECONOMIC AFFAIRS TO LOOK INTO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE INCREASE IN FARES FOR THE METRO RAIL TRANSIT AND LIGHT RAIL TRANSIT SYSTEM WITH THE END VIEW OF ENSURING THE PROVISION OF A COST-EFFECTIVE AND EFFICIENT RAIL TRANSIT SYSTEM IN METRO MANILA
Scope: National
Legislative status: Pending in the Committee (2/9/2015)
http://senate.gov.ph/lis/bill_res.aspx?congress=16&q=SRN-1154
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February 4, 2015
Taking a break from sad, disheartening, infuriating and dismaying news, Sen. Loren Legarda, clad in a Mandaya blouse and ethnic jewelry, guested at yesterday’s “Bulong Pulungan sa Sofitel” and spoke about much more pleasant matters: the need to protect the environment (she chairs the climate change oversight committee in the Senate) and to promote and preserve indigenous culture.
True, these are not trivial concerns. The preservation of traditional crafts and arts, the senator stressed, is key not just to the development […]
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February 2, 2015
Senator Loren Legarda turned emotional during a Senate hearing on Monday after learning that some of the environmental laws she authored are being implemented poorly.
Legarda, who chairs the Senate environment committee that conducted the hearing, said among the laws that are not being implemented properly are the Clean Air Act and the Solid Waste Management Law.
“We are failing in our job… I am failing in my job because I am not making all my laws implemented that’s why I am […]
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February 2, 2015
Senator Loren Legarda, Chair of the Senate Committee on Environment and Natural Resources, today urged local government units (LGUs) to practice green good governance, through the implementation of environmental laws, particularly the Ecological Solid Waste Management Law or Republic Act No. 9003.
Legarda made the statement during the hearing of the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources, which discussed bills that seek to regulate the manufacture and use of plastic bags and promote biodegradable materials as an alternative for everyday use.
“Plastic […]
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February 2, 2015
RESOLUTION COMMENDING THE BRAVERY AND HEROISM OF THE PHILIPPINE NATIONAL POLICE SPECIAL ACTION FORCE (PNP-SAF) OPERATIVES WHO WERE KILLED AND WOUNDED IN MAMASAPANO, MAGUINDANAO AND DIRECTING THE APPROPRIATE SENATE COMMITTEE TO CONDUCT AN INVESTIGATION, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, TO DETERMINE POSSIBLE LAPSES IN THE PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTATION OF THE SAID OPERATION AS WELL AS OTHER CONTRIBUTING FACTORS THAT LED TO ITS UNFAVORABLE OUTCOME
Scope: National
Legislative status: Pending in the Committee (2/3/2015)
http://senate.gov.ph/lis/bill_res.aspx?congress=16&q=SRN-1146
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SRN-1146 (as filed)
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