RESOLUTION HONORING AND COMMENDING THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF VETERAN FILIPINO BROADCAST JOURNALISTS ANGELO CASTRO, JR. AND HARRY GASSER IN ELEVATING THE STANDARDS OF PHILIPPINE BROADCAST MEDIA
Scope: National
Legislative status: Adopted (9/22/2014)
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SRN-644 (as filed)
Adopted Resolution No. 56
Senator Loren Legarda today underscored the strengthened cooperation on climate resilience that was pronounced by both leaders of the Philippines and the United States and expressed optimism that such partnership will result in safer communities and greater climate security partnerships among nations.
Legarda, Chair of the Senate Committee on Climate Change, said that the declared cooperation between the two nations sends a strong message to other countries about the urgency of addressing climate risks, stressing that both the US and the […]
Senator Loren Legarda today renewed her call to Philippine authorities for greater vigilance and continued partnerships with foreign agencies in combatting trafficking especially in areas devastated by typhoon Yolanda.
Legarda, principal sponsor of the Expanded Anti-Trafficking in Persons Act, said that with rehabilitation and recovery efforts in Yolanda-affected areas still underway, survivors continue to be at great risk of falling prey to human trafficking syndicates.
“We understand that rebuilding lives and communities is already a daunting task in itself. But the scale […]
AN ACT CREATING THE DEPARTMENT OF CULTURE, DEFINING ITS POWERS AND FUNCTIONS, RATIONALIZING AND STRENGTHENING ITS ATTACHED AGENCIES, APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
Scope: National
Legislative status: Pending in the Committee (5/7/2014)
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SBN-2208 (as filed)
Senator Loren Legarda today reiterated the need for strengthened programs and effective coordination among government agencies to address climate change and disaster risks, which “are among the greatest challenges to human development the world faces today.”
Legarda, in a Senate hearing on the status of the release and use of calamity funds for 2013 and 2014, said that there should be close coordination between the Office of the Presidential Assistant for Rehabilitation and Recovery (OPARR) and the National Disaster Risk Reduction […]
