IN TIME FOR THE NATIONAL DISASTER CONSCIOUSNESS MONTH THIS JULY, SENATOR LOREN LEGARDA TODAY CALLED FOR IMPROVED MANAGEMENT OF THE BICOL RIVER BASIN VIS-À-VIS STRENGTHENED DISASTER PREPAREDNESS IN THE BICOL REGION.
Read More“It is lamentable that despite having the Anti-Child Labor Law in place since 2003, the number of minors engaged in various kinds of work continues to surge. This only means that more and more children are forced to work to support their families and are deprived of their childhood and their right to education,”
Read MoreSENATOR LOREN LEGARDA TODAY ENJOINED FILIPINOS, PARTICULARLY CONCERNED GOVERNMENT AGENCIES, COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDERS, AND THE PEOPLE OF IFUGAO, TO SUSTAIN EFFORTS IN BRINGING BACK THE MAGNIFICENCE OF THE IFUGAO RICE TERRACES EVEN AS THE FAMOUS TERRACE CLUSTERS HAD BEEN REMOVED FROM THE WORLD HERITAGE IN DANGER LIST.
Read More“During Her Majesty’s visit, I would want to share with her the beauty of our country’s culture, some of which had been influenced by Spain, but many others, especially those of our indigenous peoples are unique to us. We will enjoin the Queen of Spain to discover the richness of our heritage,”
Read MoreSENATOR LOREN LEGARDA TODAY URGED THE GOVERNMENT, PARTICULARLY THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS AND HIGHWAYS (DPWH) AND THE METRO MANILA DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY (MMDA), TO IMMEDIATELY AND EFFECTIVELY IMPLEMENT ITS FLOOD CONTROL MANAGEMENT PROJECTS.
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