SENATOR LOREN LEGARDA TODAY LAUDED WEAVING COMMUNITIES IN THE COUNTRY FOR PRESERVING THE TRADITION OF WEAVING AS SHE ENCOURAGED LOCAL GOVERNMENTS TO SUPPORT SUCH INITIATIVES.
Legarda made the statement as she witnessed the turn-over of the Balungis Trading Center, sponsored by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), to the Malapatan Municipal Government in Sarangani Province. The event also included the turn-over of handlooms and other weaving materials to the Balungis Women’s Association.
“To the members of the Balungis […]
SENATOR LOREN LEGARDA CALLED FOR THE SUSTAINABLE AND RESPONSIBLE DEVELOPMENT OF THE COUNTRY’S MINERAL RESOURCES AND STRESSED THAT THE EFFECTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE SHOULD BE CONSIDERED IN MINING ACTIVITIES.
Legarda, who is keynote speaker at the mining conference organized by the Association of Law Students of the Philippines at the Ateneo de Davao University, said that while the regulation of the mining industry and enforcement of mining policies remain a great challenge to the government, there is another emerging concern—the […]
Ateneo de Davao University;cattered in the breadth and depth of about one-third of the country’s total land mass are minerals. Around fourteen million hectares of the total 30 million hectares of Philippine soil contain copious amounts of mineral reserves.
SENATOR LOREN LEGARDA TODAY ENCOURAGED FILIPINOS TO MAKE EACH DAY OF THE YEAR AN EARTH DAY, STRESSING THAT TAKING ACTION TO PROTECT AND PRESERVE THE ENVIRONMENT SHOULD NOT BE LIMITED TO A DAY OR TWO.
Legarda made the statement at the tree-growing activity organized by Luntiang Pilipinas in partnership with the Sangguniang Kabataan National Federation (SKNF), the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), and the City Government of Marikina.
“Let every day be Earth Day. We should not limit […]
Kaangkan Park, Marikina City;Allow me to thank everyone for coming here today to take part in our celebration of Earth Day 2012. I am particularly grateful to the City Government of Marikina for hosting this event, and to the Department of Natural Resources and the Sangguniang Kabataan National Federation for partnering with Luntiang Pilipinas in this initiative.
