SENATOR 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 […]
SENATOR LOREN LEGARDA TODAY STRESSED THE IMPORTANCE OF THE PASSAGE OF A MEASURE THAT WOULD INSTITUTIONALIZE MANDATORY HEALTHCARE COVERAGE FOR POOR FAMILIES IN THE COUNTRY.
Legarda, principal author and co-sponsor of Senate Bill 2849 which aims to amend the charter of the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth), said that even as the national government is doing its share to cover the health insurance needs of indigent Filipinos, a law that will institutionalize such arrangement is needed to ensure continuity of […]
STRESSING THE CRUCIAL ROLE OF ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNERS IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES AND ECOSYSTEMS, SENATOR LOREN LEGARDA SAID THAT THERE IS A NEED FOR A MORE RESPONSIVE AND COMPREHENSIVE REGULATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING PRACTICE IN THE COUNTRY.
Legarda, principal author of Senate Bill 3138, the Environmental Planning Act of 2012 recently approved on Second Reading, said that the law regulating the practice of Environmental Planning in the Philippines, Presidential Decree No. 1308, was enacted more than 30 years ago […]
SENATOR LOREN LEGARDA IS PUSHING FOR THE DECLARATION OF THE WALING-WALING AS ANOTHER NATIONAL FLOWER TO MAKE ITS BEAUTY KNOWN TO THE WHOLE COUNTRY AND TO THE WORLD.
“The Waling-Waling’s beauty adorns our treetops, especially in Davao, Cotabato, and Zamboanga where it is endemic. But there are threats to its survival, as the flowers that grow and thrive in the wild are harvested for commercial and decorative purposes, and their habitat is destroyed by deforestation,” Legarda said.
In October 2012, […]
SENATOR LOREN LEGARDA TODAY CELEBRATED THE SENATE’S CONCURRENCE IN THE RATIFICATION OF THE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE PHILIPPINE GOVERNMENT AND THE UNESCO TO ESTABLISH THE SOUTHEAST ASIAN CENTER FOR LIFELONG LEARNING FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT (SEA CLLSD) IN THE COUNTRY.
“The establishment of the SEA CLLSD envisions the creation of an educational framework that works for sustainable development. It seeks to develop and provide appropriate learning programs, which aim to benefit the marginalized, the disadvantaged, and the under-served members of the population, […]
