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Sponsorship Speech for Finance Subcommittee “C”

November 18, 2014

SENATOR LOREN LEGARDA
Sponsorship Speech for Finance Subcommittee “C”
November 18, 2014 – Senate Session Hall
 
Mr. President, esteemed colleagues,
 
It is my privilege to sponsor the budget of agencies under Finance Subcommittee “C” consisting of the Judiciary, Commission on Audit (COA), Office of the Ombudsman (OMB), Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA), Department of Justice (DOJ), Department of National Defense (DND), selected agencies under Other Executive Offices—the Anti-Money Laundering Council (AMLC), Climate Change Commission (CCC), Pasig River Rehabilitation Commission (PRRC), Commission on Filipinos Overseas (CFO), […]

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Senator Loren Legarda’s Eulogy for Former Senator Juan M. Flavier

November 17, 2014

Senator Loren Legarda’s Eulogy for Former Senator Juan M. Flavier
17 November 2014 – Senate Session Hall
 
How do you eulogize a man who was bigger than life? Who epitomized what public service really means? Who stood for the words integrity and work ethic?
 
When I was a neophyte senator in 1998, Johnny Flavier was my seatmate. I chose him. He chose me.
 
He was witty and had a wonderful sense of humor.
 
One time, a certain indigenous community visited the Senate and came in their […]

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Disaster risk reduction is everybody’s business

November 16, 2014

There is a long history of cooperation and selflessness in the face of crisis and disasters. “Supertyphoon “Yolanda” (international name: Haiyan), Tropical Storm “Ondoy” (Ketsana), Tropical Depression “Pepeng” (Tarma), Typhoon “Pablo” (Bopha), just to name a few, brought massive destruction and death, and yet these times of crisis also brought out the best in people in the many ways they tried to ease the suffering.
We bring out the best in ourselves by trying to help others survive after each disaster. […]

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Check out weaving demo today at National Museum

November 16, 2014

Almost every weekend, Sen. Loren Legarda invites an indigenous group with a dying fabric-making tradition to do a demonstration of their weaving techniques.
From 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. today at the Hibla Gallery of the National Museum, the Mandaya folk from Barangay Sangab, Caraga town in Davao Oriental, will demonstrate their weaving.
The Mandaya is one of the indigenous communities living in the Mount Hamiguitan Range Wildlife Sanctuary that was recently inscribed by the Unesco as a World Heritage Site.
“I am […]

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Legarda: Mandaya Weavers to Showcase their Craft at National Museum

November 14, 2014

Senator Loren Legarda invites citizens to a weaving demonstration by Mandayas from Davao Oriental at the National Museum on November 15-16, from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
 
Legarda, patron of the country’s first permanent textile gallery,Hibla ng Lahing Filipino, said that Mandayas from Barangay Sangab in the Municipality of Caraga, Davao Oriental will demonstrate the dagmay weaving.
 
The Mandaya is one of the indigenous communities inhabiting areas of the Mount Hamiguitan Range Wildlife Sanctuary, recently inscribed by the UNESCO as World Heritage Site.
 
“I am […]

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