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Senate Bill No. 2515 – Magna Carta of the Poor

December 15, 2014

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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Food, fiestas and Filipino vision

December 14, 2014

“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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Senate Bill No. 2516 – Election Service Reform At of 2014

December 14, 2014

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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Regional Seminar on the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Marine Biological Diversity beyond Areas of National Jurisdiction

December 12, 2014

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.
 
It is the United Nations Convention […]

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Yuta: Limitadong Kabtangan

December 10, 2014

Message of Senator Loren Legarda
Yuta: Limitadong Kabtangan
Land Use Photo Contest Awarding Ceremonies and Photo Exhibit Launch
10 December 2014 – Senate of the Philippines
 
The existence of climate change all the more compels us today to enact a National Land Use policy.
 
Citizens living in settlements alongside waterways, on landslide prone areas, near cliffs, on mountain slopes and in coastal areas are at high risk of being affected by typhoons and other natural hazards, which are turbocharged by the changing climate.
 
According to the UP […]

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