SENATOR LOREN LEGARDA TODAY STRESSED THE VITAL ROLE OF SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, AND INNOVATION IN FACING THE CHALLENGES OF DEVELOPMENT AND GROWTH AT THE OPENING OF THE 2012 NATIONAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY WEEK LED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (DOST).
Read MoreSMX Convention Center, Mall of Asia Complex, Pasay City;Two steps forward, one step back. This best describes the Philippines at present, always at the brink of explosive growth that never quite ignites; always the country with so much potential, and yet lagging behind its once closest comparisons.
Read More“IT WAS THE BEST OF THE BEST OF THE BEST!” SAID HER MAJESTY QUEEN SOFIA OF SPAIN TO SENATOR LOREN LEGARDA DURING THE COCKTAIL RECEPTION FOR THE QUEEN THAT FOLLOWED HER GUIDED TOUR OF THE PHILIPPINES’ FIRST PERMANENT TEXTILE GALLERIES AT THE NATIONAL MUSEUM ON JULY 6, 2012.
Read MoreDURING THE COCKTAIL RECEPTION IN HONOR OF HER MAJESTY QUEEN SOFIA’S THIRD VISIT TO THE PHILIPPINES SINCE 2000, SENATOR LOREN LEGARDA, CHAIR OF THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON CULTURAL COMMUNITIES, SAID THAT PRIDE IN THE RICH FILIPINO CULTURE AND UNIQUE HERITAGE WAS CONVEYED EVERY STEP OF THE WAY, FROM THE MENU TO HER MAJESTY’S GUIDED TOUR OF THE HIBLA NG LAHING FILIPINO TEXTILE GALLERIES.
Read More“AS THE NATION OBSERVES THE NATIONAL DISASTER CONSCIOUSNESS MONTH IN JULY, GOVERNMENT EFFORTS MUST BE STRENGTHENED TO ENSURE THAT THE VULNERABILITY OF CHILDREN TO INTENSIFYING DISASTERS IS FULLY DETERMINED AND ADEQUATELY ADDRESSED.”
Senator Loren Legarda made the statement in light of the main findings of the 2011 Global Assessment Report on Disaster Risk Reduction of the United Nations.
“The Report tells us that at least 66 million children are affected by disasters each year. Disasters resulted in increased incidences of […]
