March 28, 2012
IN JUST OVER A YEAR AS CHAIR OF THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN RELATIONS, SENATOR LOREN LEGARDA HAS ALREADY STEERED THE PASSAGE OF FIVE (5) INTERNATIONAL TREATIES AND HAS SPONSORED FOUR (4) MORE AGREEMENTS FOR SENATE CONCURRENCE.
Legarda has pushed for the approval of the following international agreements, namely: (1) the RP-Japan Agreement on Technical Cooperation; (2) the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC); (3) the Optional Protocol to the Convention Against Torture (OPCAT); (4) the Protocol Additional […]
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March 27, 2012
SENATOR LOREN LEGARDA URGED THE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES (DENR) AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT UNITS TO IMMEDIATELY IMPLEMENT CLEAN-UP MEASURES FOR RIVERS, LAKES, SEAS, AND OTHER WATERWAYS, STRESSING THE ENVIRONMENTAL ASPECT OF RECENT RED TIDE EPISODES.
Legarda made the call following the latest bulletin issued by the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) on the coastal areas affected by harmful algal bloom, more commonly known as red tide. Based on the red tide alert, shellfishes collected at Dumanquillas […]
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March 23, 2012
Hibla ng Lahing Filipino: Traditional Philippine Textile Gallery” aims to highlight the commonalities of the country’s 110 ethnolinguistic groups through shared indigenous weaving technologies, and is an initiative of Sen. Loren Legarda, chair of the Senate Committee on Cultural Communities.
Philippine Star, Cheche Moral, Columnist
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March 23, 2012
“Senator Loren Legarda realized her dream to have a textile museum in the country with the opening recently of the Textile Galleries at the National Museum.”
Manila Bulletin, Crispina Martinez-Belen, Columnist
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March 23, 2012
“The first permanent exhibit of Philippine fabrics is now open at the National Museum and behind it is Sen. Loren Legarda, who has merged her advocacy for the environment with her passion for fashion to put up “Hibla ng Lahing Pilipino: Traditional Philippine Textile Gallery.”
Philippine Star, Cathy Yamsuan, Columnist
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