Promoting the rights and welfare of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) and seafarers will continue to top Sen. Loren Legarda’s Senate legislative agenda even as the Senator reminded them that they are adequately protected under various laws and treaties passed by Congress.
“Patuloy kong ipaglalaban ang karapatan ng ating mga OFWs sa loob at labas ng Senado. Sa katunayan may mga batas at international treaty na akong itinulak para sa […]
The assessment of the damage and the determination of just penalties need to be done in accordance with RA 10067. That law created the Tubbataha Protected Area Management Board (TPAMB) which is tasked, among others, to “exercise quasi-judicial functions for adjudicating cases of violations of the Act and impose penalties.” How was the USD 1.4 million assessed and who made the assessment? What violations have been determined to merit such penalty? Is the penalty enough given the range of […]
Senator Loren Legarda today vowed to work even harder for the people as she thanked them for their continued trust, following the results of the latest Pulse Asia Survey ranking her at number 1 anew.
Responding to a study citing Asia as the most disaster-prone region in the world, Sen. Loren Legarda today pressed the government to aggressively implement climate change adaptation strategies and action plans for communities to follow.
Sen. Loren Legarda has asked the Department of Agriculture (DA) to fast-track the creation of the Philippine Rubber Research Institute, saying opportunities are being lost for the country as well as for rubber producers, processors and workers because of the delay in its formation.
