SENATOR LOREN LEGARDA TODAY ENCOURAGED FILIPINOS TO CARRY ON WITH THE TRADITION OF CELEBRATING FESTIVALS IN TOWNS AND PROVINCES AS PART OF EFFORTS TO BRING CULTURE CLOSER TO THE PEOPLE.
Legarda, Chair of the Senate Committee on Cultural Communities, made the statement as she joined Surigaonons in celebrating the 111th Founding Anniversary of the Province of Surigao del Norte.
“The conduct of grand and vibrant fiestas is part of the rich culture of the Philippines. We must continue to enrich […]
OPTIMISTIC THAT THE ONGOING DISPUTE BETWEEN THE PHILIPPINES AND THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA (PROC) OVER SCARBOROUGH SHOAL WILL BE RESOLVED PEACEFULLY, SENATOR LOREN LEGARDA TODAY ENJOINED BOTH COUNTRIES TO “FOCUS ON WHAT BUILDS, NOT ON WHAT DESTROYS.”
Legarda, Chair of the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, said that it is not to the interest of both nations to engage in a shooting war or in any form of violence, especially that such actions would compromise peace and security in […]
SENATOR LOREN LEGARDA, CHAIR OF THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN RELATIONS, TODAY ANNOUNCED THAT THE SENATE HAS OFFICIALLY APPROVED, BY ITS CONCURRENCE TO THE EXECUTIVE RATIFICATION OF, THREE TREATIES—THE MUTUAL LEGAL ASSISTANCE TREATY (MLAT) WITH THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA (PROC), THE MLAT WITH THE UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND, AND THE CONSULAR AGREEMENT WITH PROC.
“I am pleased to announce that we have approved three more treaties, aside from the five other agreements we approved earlier in […]
SENATOR LOREN LEGARDA HAS SOUGHT THE ADVICE AND SUPPORT OF DR. JEFFREY SACHS, A WORLD-RENOWNED ECONOMIST, IN DEVELOPING NEW METRICS THAT WOULD MEASURE THE GENERAL WELL-BEING OF FILIPINOS.
In a meeting with Dr. Sachs at the sidelines of the 45th Annual Meeting of the Asian Development Bank in Manila, Legarda discussed with the Director of The Earth Institute at Columbia University the development of a happiness index in the Philippines, an indicator that will seriously establish the idea of environmental […]
SENATOR LOREN LEGARDA TODAY URGED LOCAL GOVERNMENT UNITS (LGUS) TO PRIORITIZE THE CRAFTING OF THEIR RESPECTIVE LOCAL ACTION PLANS FOR DISASTER RISK REDUCTION TO BE ENDORSED TO THE PRESIDENT FOR FUNDING AND IMMEDIATE IMPLEMENTATION.
Legarda made the statement at the Peer-to-Peer Learning Exchange on Reducing Vulnerabilities and Adapting to Climate Change workshop in Albay, which focused on building a resilient Mindanao in light of the Sendong disaster.
“I am glad that our exchange participants today have devoted their time for […]
