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Legarda Bats for 25k Minimum Salary for Teachers

August 15, 2014

Senator Loren Legarda has filed a proposed measure seeking to increase the minimum salary of public school teachers and non-teaching personnel.
 
Under Senate Bill No. 2351, Legarda proposed that the present minimum salary of public school teachers in the elementary and secondary schools be upgraded from P18,549 to P25,000 a month. The salaries of those occupying higher positions shall be adjusted accordingly.
 
Meanwhile, the minimum salary of non-teaching personnel, who provides support to teachers, will be increased from P9,000 to P15,000 per […]

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Legarda Pushes for Revival of Gabaldon Schools

August 13, 2014

Senator Loren Legarda today renewed her call for the restoration of Gabaldon school buildings in the country not only as part of heritage conservation but also to reuse them for their original purpose as places of learning.
Legarda said that the Gabaldon school houses, like the heritage houses built during the Spanish period, speak much about the nation’s history.
“The success of the restoration of these structures can promote the concept of heritage conservation especially in the provinces where these built heritage […]

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Forge stronger links with int’l groups to combat cybersex trafficking — Legarda

August 11, 2014

MANILA — Senator Loren Legarda on Thursday stressed the importance of forging stronger partnerships with international police organizations to combat proliferation of cybersex trafficking.
Legarda said the crime has degraded family values as parents themselves sell their own children online.
“We need to find more ways to immediately combat cybersex because evidently, it is affecting the very core of our society, which is the family,” Legarda said.
”Parents are supposed to teach their children good values, but why are there mothers and fathers […]

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Legarda Looks Forward to Philippine Participation in the 56th Venice Biennale

August 10, 2014

Senator Loren Legarda said she is looking forward to the Philippines’ participation in the 56th International Art Exhibition of the Venice Biennale 2015 following a 50-year hiatus.
 
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) and the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA), in partnership with the Office of Senator Loren Legarda, recently announced the Philippine participation to the 2015 Venice Biennale through an open call for curatorial proposals.
 
“It has been 50 years since we last joined this prestigious contemporary art […]

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