A pleasant day to all and thank you for coming to this public hearing of the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources.
We are almost coming to a resolution of a 20-year old issue on the need for a national land use policy. We are in the penultimate stage of finalizing the consolidation of Senate Bills 7, 63 and 150, after having conducted at least 3 technical working group meetings and a number of consultations with various stakeholders.
This bill will help […]
MANILA – Senator Loren Legarda is set to file a resolution to look into the basis of former Special Action Force (SAF) chief police director Getulio Napenas’ statement that Malaysian bomb-maker Zulkifli bin Hir, alias Marwan, was able to train 300 bombers in his more than 10 years in Mindanao.
Legarda, a graduate of the National Defense College, said the information should be verified right away because this has serious implications to the country’s national security.
If the information proves to be […]
MANILA, Philippines – The 392 members of the Special Action Force (SAF), including the 44 slain commandos, deployed to Maguindanao to arrest top terrorists Zulkilfi bin Hir, alias Marwan, and Basit Usman deserve commendations, four senators said yesterday.
Senators Ramon Revilla Jr., Lito Lapid, Loren Legarda and JV Ejercito lauded the police commandos for their bravery in risking their lives to capture Marwan, who listed as one of the world’s most wanted terrorists, with a $5-million bounty on his head.
They have […]
At the end of a talk by Patrick Flores at Art Fair Philippines, a guest from among the packed room of around 100 raised his hands and directed a question to the curator of “Tie A String Around The World,” the exhibition to be mounted by the Philippines at the 56th Venice Biennale from May 9 to Nov 22.
Where can we see the 15 other entries to the National Commission for Culture and the Arts’ call for curatorial proposals in […]
MANILA, Philippines – Opportunities in sustainable agriculture are set to be highlighted in an investment forum to be hosted by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) on February 11.
Carrying the theme “Conserving Biodiversity to Promote Inclusive Economic Growth”, the forum will be attended by Environment Secretary Ramon Paje, Senators Loren Legarda and Bam Aquino, United Nations Development Program Country Director Maurice Dewulf, as well chief executives of local government units (LGUs) and representatives of non-government organizations (NGOs).
The focus of the […]
