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Senate Resolution No. 923 – Congratulating and Expressing the Full Support to Patrick D. Flores

September 18, 2014

RESOLUTION CONGRATULATING AND EXPRESSING THE FULL SUPPORT OF THE GOVERNMENT TO PATRICK D. FLORES IN LIGHT OF THE SELECTION OF HIS CURATORIAL PROPOSAL AS THE OFFICIAL ENTRY OF THE COUNTRY TO THE 56TH VENICE ART BIENNALE 2015
Scope: National
Legislative status: Pending in the Committee (9/22/2014)
http://www.senate.gov.ph/lis/bill_res.aspx?congress=16&q=SRN-923
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SRN-923 (as filed)

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Senate Bill No. 2415 – Plastic Bags Regulation Act of 2014

September 18, 2014

AN ACT TO REGULATE THE PRODUCTION, IMPORTATION, SALE, USE, RECYCLING, AND DISPOSITION OF PLASTIC BAGS, PROMOTING THE USE OF NATIVE REUSABLE BAGS, PROVIDING A MECHANISM FOR THE RECOVERY AND COLLECTION OF PLASTIC BAGS, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
Scope: National
Legislative status: Pending in the Committee (9/22/2014)
http://senate.gov.ph/lis/bill_res.aspx?congress=16&q=SBN-2415
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SBN-2415 (as filed)

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Legarda Lauds Ombudsman’s Solid Waste Act Compliance Program

September 17, 2014

Senator Loren Legarda today lauded the Office of the Ombudsman for its efforts to ensure the implementation of the country’s environmental laws, particularly the 13-year old Republic Act No. 9003 or Ecological Solid Waste Management (ESWM) Act of 2001.
 
Legarda, principal author and sponsor of RA 9003 and Chair of the Senate Committee on Environment and Natural Resources, said that the Ombudsman’s “Solid Waste Management Law Voluntary Compliance Assessment and Promotion Program” will be a big boost in the campaign to […]

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Protection of women during disasters sought

September 14, 2014

TOKYO – Sen. Loren Legarda has called for increased protection of women and girls during conflicts and disasters around the world.
Legarda said it is important to make gender-sensitive and risk-sensitive development policies, plans and programs.
“We need to capacitate women as part of the overall strategy on disaster risk reduction and management,” Legarda told fellow female leaders during the first World Assembly of Women convened by Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe here.
“Nations are gaining progress in promoting gender equality and women’s […]

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Legarda: Women can be Frontliners in Climate and Disaster Resilience Efforts

September 14, 2014

Senator Loren Legarda said that women can be the frontliners in climate change adaptation and disaster risk reduction at the World Assembly for Women 2014 in Tokyo, Japan.
 
“Women have the ability to lead their communities towards resilience. In fact, there are many best practices led by women in many nations, including the Philippines,” said Legarda, the only Philippine participant in the high level symposium that was convened by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.
 
The Senator was part of the session, “A Society […]

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