Privilege Speech of Senator Loren Legarda
2014 International Day Against Human Trafficking
15 December 2014 – Senate Session Hall
Mr. President,
Last December 12, the International Day Against Human Trafficking was commemorated. Today, I rise on a matter of personal and collective privilege to highlight once again one of the new faces of the illegal human trade—cyber pornography.
Does anyone in this chamber know what the number “8” means in internet lingo? We may be familiar with “143” which means “I love you” and “LOL” which […]
AN ACT PROVIDING FOR A MAGNA CARTA OF THE POOR
Scope: National
Legislative status: Pending in the Committee (12/16/2014)
http://senate.gov.ph/lis/bill_res.aspx?congress=16&q=SBN-2515
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SBN-2515 (as filed)
“It was her interest in folk culture and crafts that drew my attention. It is seldom that our leaders manifest this affection which she said started when she was young, and with it, an interest in art as well. Though she took up mass communication in Diliman, her graduate thesis was on National Artist Vicente Manansala.”
— F. Sionil Jose, PhilStar
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AN ACT RENDERING ELECTION SERVICE NON-COMPULSORY FOR PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHERS, AUTHORIZING THE APPOINTMENT OF OTHER QUALIFIED CITIZENS, PROVIDING FOR COMPENSATION AND OTHER BENEFITS, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE THE OMNIBUS ELECTION CODE, REPUBLIC ACT NO. 6646, AND OTHER ELECTION LAWS
Scope: National
Legislative status: Pending in the Committee (12/16/2014)
http://senate.gov.ph/lis/bill_res.aspx?congress=16&q=SBN-2516
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SBN-2516 (as filed)
Message of Senator Loren Legarda
Regional Seminar on the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Marine Biological Diversity beyond Areas of National Jurisdiction*
12 December 2014 – Century Park Hotel, Manila
There is no question that marine biological diversity is enormously important for the Philippines and the world. The Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) recognizes this importance and very early came up with a work programme on marine biological diversity. However, the the CBD is fairly limited to national biodiversity.
