Senate Session Hall;Article II, Section 3 of the Philippine Constitution states that, “The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) is the protector of the people and the State. Its goal is to secure the sovereignty of the State and the integrity of the national territory.”
Read MoreIN JUST OVER A YEAR AS CHAIR OF THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN RELATIONS, SENATOR LOREN LEGARDA HAS ALREADY STEERED THE SENATE’S APPROVAL OF NINE (9) INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS.
Read MoreSENATOR LOREN LEGARDA TODAY HAILED THE SENATE’S APPROVAL OF THE TREATY THAT WOULD ENSURE THAT FILIPINOS IN SPAIN ARE SECURED UPON RETIREMENT.
Legarda said that the Senate has concurred in the ratification of the Convention on Social Security between the Republic of the Philippines and the Kingdom of Spain, which she sponsored as Chair of the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations.
The Senator explained that the said Convention was signed on November 12, 2002 in Manila. It amends and supersedes […]
“IT IS REGRETTABLE THAT THE PANAMANIAN GOVERNMENT DID NOT HEED THE PHILIPPINE GOVERNMENT’S REQUEST TO WAIVE THE IMMUNITY OF MR. ERICK SHCKS. A MORE HONORABLE WAY OF ADDRESSING THE ACCUSATIONS WOULD HAVE BEEN FOR MR. SHCKS, THE MAN ACCUSED OF RAPE OF A FILIPINA, TO FACE HIS ACCUSER AND ANSWER THE ALLEGATIONS HERE IN OUR COUNTRY. MR. SHCKS DID NOT ONLY ABUSE THE HOSPITALITY OF OUR COUNTRY BY REFUSING TO ANSWER FOR THE ALLEGATIONS AGAINST HIM, HE DISRESPECTED OUR LAWS […]
Read More“before anything else. She makes it home in time for dinner and asks about my day at school. She calls me when I’m out of the house and worries when I don’t answer the phone. She thinks of everything — from what I should pack for college to what time I should leave for the dentist — all of which she ticks off the never-ending checklist in her head.”
Philippine Star, Leandro Legarda Leviste
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