Senate Session Hall;I rise on a matter of personal privilege to express indignation over the recent death of Mark Andre Marcos, a law student whose bright future was cut short by a tradition of violence that has laid claim to many lives, and will continue to do so unless we take concerted action.
Read MoreSENATOR LOREN LEGARDA HAILED THE SENATE’S RECENT APPROVAL ON SECOND READING OF THE INTERNATIONAL LABOUR ORGANIZATION (ILO) CONVENTION 189, THE CONVENTION CONCERNING DECENT WORK FOR DOMESTIC WORKERS.
Read More“What kind of upbringing leads these young people to have the cruelty to kill a friend in an initiation rite? What kind of environment breeds such reprehensible behavior? And what are we doing to put an end to this?”
Read More“The Philippines is famed for the quality and competitiveness of its seafarers. Filipinos account for an estimated 30% of the 1.2 million seafarers in the global shipping fleet today. In 2011 alone, the country deployed 343,587 seafarers – a number that ushered in $4.3 billion in remittances,”
Read MoreTHE THIRD LECTURE OF THE SENATOR LOREN LEGARDA (SLL) LECTURE SERIES ON PHILIPPINE TRADITIONAL TEXTILES AND INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE AT THE NATIONAL MUSEUM TODAY EXPLORED THE UNIQUE TEXTILES OF DAVAO’S BAGOBO TAGABAWA.
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