MANILA, Philippines— Senator Loren Legarda exposed on Wednesday that there was a “disinformation campaign” against her that said she had filed a bill reducing the benefits of government employees.”
Read MoreSenate Session Hall;There were various news reports in October 2012 on the nature and volume of wastes, as well as the manner by which Glenn Defense had allegedly disposed the sewage wastes and bilge water taken from visiting US ships under the VFA.
Read MoreSENATOR LOREN LEGARDA TODAY REPORTED THE RESULTS OF THE JOINT INVESTIGATION OF THE COMMITTEES ON FOREIGN RELATIONS AND ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES ON THE ALLEGED DUMPING OF WASTES IN SEAWATERS BY MT GLENN GUARDIAN, A VESSEL OWNED BY GLENN DEFENSE MARINE ASIA PTE LTD.
Legarda, Chair of the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, said that the investigation by the Senate produced wide-ranging inputs from various stakeholders which showed that Glenn Defense clearly violated Philippine laws when it dumped sewage waste […]
Senate Session Hall;It has come to my knowledge that certain individuals with ill motives have spread within several government institutions malicious, false, inaccurate and baseless information that I purportedly authored a bill which will reduce the leave credits and retirement benefits of our hardworking public servants.
Read MoreSENATOR LOREN LEGARDA, AUTHOR OF SENATE BILL NO. 3276 OR THE WORLD INTERFAITH HARMONY WEEK BILL, SAID THAT THE MEASURE HAS BEEN APPROVED ON THIRD READING IN THE SENATE AND NOW AWAITS THE CONCURRENCE OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
“I hope that the World Interfaith Harmony Week Bill will be passed by the House before the close of Fifteenth Congress next week. The rationale of the UN resolution is a need to find genuine understanding amongst people of different faiths […]
