May 6, 2014
Privilege Speech for National Heritage Month 2014
06 May 2014 – Senate Session Hall
In November last year, we warmly received the news that the Philippines has won a seat in the UNESCO World Heritage Committee. It was certainly great news especially after the unfortunate earthquake that damaged several of our heritage churches in Bohol.
This successful election could have been triggered by several achievements in the country’s heritage conservation programs, among many factors.
The year 2012 saw the removal of the Rice Terraces of […]
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May 6, 2014
AN ACT ESTABLISHING RESOURCE CENTERS FOR INDIGENOUS CULTURAL COMMUNITIES/INDIGENOUS PEOPLES TO ENHANCE AND ENSURE DELIVERY OF ESSENTIAL SERVICES, APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
Scope: National
Legislative status: Pending in the Committee (5/7/2014)
http://senate.gov.ph/lis/bill_res.aspx?congress=16&q=SBN-2209
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SBN-2209 (as filed)
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May 6, 2014
AN ACT DECLARING JULY 27 OF EVERY YEAR A SPECIAL NON-WORKING HOLIDAY IN OBSERVANCE OF THE FOUNDING ANNIVERSARY OF THE IGLESIA NI CRISTO
Scope: National
Legislative status: Consolidated/Substituted in the Committee Report (6/4/2014)
http://senate.gov.ph/lis/bill_res.aspx?congress=16&q=SBN-2221
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SBN-2221 (as filed)
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May 6, 2014
RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON CLIMATE CHANGE TO LOOK INTO THE GOVERNMENT’S ADAPTATION AND MITIGATION STRATEGIES IN LIGHT OF THE REPORTED ONSET OF EL NINO THIS YEAR WITH THE END VIEW OF INSTITUTING LONG-TERM MEASURES TO IMPROVE THE COUNTRY’S RESILIENCE TO THE WORSENING IMPACT OF A CHANGING CLIMATE
Scope: National
Legislative status: Pending in the Committee (5/7/2014)
http://senate.gov.ph/lis/bill_res.aspx?congress=16&q=SRN-630
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SRN-630 (as filed)
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May 6, 2014
RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON ENERGY TO LOOK INTO THE SHARE OF RENEWABLE ENERGY IN THE OVERALL ENERGY MIX OF THE COUNTRY WITH THE END VIEW OF DETERMINING WEAKNESSES IN THE CURRENT IMPLEMENTATION OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9513 ALSO KNOWN AS THE RENEWABLE ENERGY ACT OF 2008
Scope: National
Legislative status: Pending in the Committee (5/7/2014)
http://senate.gov.ph/lis/bill_res.aspx?congress=16&q=SRN-637
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SRN-637 (as filed)
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