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Legarda Calls for Love of Environment on Valentine’s Day

February 13, 2015

On Valentine’s Day, Senator Loren Legarda urged the Filipino people to declare their love not just for their significant others but also for the environment.
“Not only do we express our love for our significant others on Valentine’s day. We should also profess the same for Planet Earth. This is the perfect time to reflect on the things we love, that we fear losing due to the adverse impacts of climate change and what we can do to save them […]

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Love environment on Valentine’s Day — Legarda

February 13, 2015

ON VALENTINE’S Day, Senator Loren Legarda urged the Filipino people to declare their love not just for their significant others but also for the environment.
“Not only do we express our love for our significant others on Valentine’s Day. We should also profess the same for Planet Earth. This is the perfect time to reflect on the things we love, that we fear losing due to the adverse impacts of climate change and what we can do to save them from […]

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Opening Statement on the Hearing on National Land Use Act

February 11, 2015

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 […]

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Gov’t urged: Run after Marwan’s 300 students

February 11, 2015

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 […]

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Senators commend bravery of SAF troopers

February 8, 2015

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 […]

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