Allow me to thank the organizers of this event, led by the World Intellectual Property Organization and the Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines, together with the National Commission for Culture and the Arts, the National Commission on Indigenous Peoples, and the National Museum, for inviting me to take part in this forum on intellectual property and traditional knowledge.
There are 110 IP groups in the Philippines, with each community possessing its own traditional knowledge that had been passed on […]
THE DIFFERENT REGIONS AND PROVINCES OF THE COUNTRY ARE DISTINGUISHED NOT ONLY BY POLITICAL BORDERS BUT ALSO BY DIVERSE CULTURAL TRADITIONS, AND SENATOR LOREN LEGARDA AIMS TO THREAD A LINK TO THIS DIVERSITY THROUGH THE HIBLA NG LAHING FILIPINO: TRADITIONAL PHILIPPINE TEXTILE GALLERY.
Legarda, Chair of the Senate Committee on Cultural Communities, conceptualized the creation of the nation’s first gallery for indigenous Philippine textiles and in partnership with the National Museum, brought it to fruition.
“The Traditional Philippine Textile Gallery […]
Mr. President, distinguished colleagues,
I have the honor to seek approval of Senate Resolution No.51 under Committee Report No. 136, entitled: “Resolution Concurring in the Ratification of the Convention on Social Security between the Republic of the Philippines and the Kingdom of Spain.”
Background
The United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights enshrines under Article 22, that, “Everyone, as a member of society, has the right to social security and is entitled to realization, through national effort and international co-operation […]
RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON CULTURAL COMMUNITIES AND THE COMMITTEE ON ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, INTO THE REPORTED SMALL-SCALE MINING OPERATIONS IN THE IFUGAO RICE TERRACES
Scope: National
Legislative status: Pending in the Committee (03/20/2012)
http://senate.gov.ph/lis/bill_res.aspx?congress=15&q=SRN-746
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SRN-746 (as filed)
SENATOR LOREN LEGARDA TODAY CALLED FOR AN INVESTIGATION ON THE REPORTED MINING ACTIVITIES BEING CONDUCTED WITHIN THE AREA OF THE IFUGAO RICE TERRACES.
Legarda explained that during the on-site consultative meeting of the Committee on Cultural Communities, which she chairs, concerns were raised over the potential gold mining activities in the rice clusters of the Ifugao Rice Terraces. This prompted her to file a resolution urging the Senate to look into alleged small-scale mining operations in the area.
“The Ifugao […]
