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Legarda: It is High Time to Strengthen Protection of Filipino Domestic Workers

October 5, 2011

SENATOR LOREN LEGARDA TODAY PRODDED THE GOVERNMENT TO URGENTLY CONSIDER THE ENTRY OF THE PHILIPPINES AS A STATE PARTY TO THE INTERNATIONAL LABOUR ORGANIZATION (ILO) CONVENTION NO. 189, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS “DOMESTIC WORKERS CONVENTION, 2011”.
Legarda, Chair of the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, has filed Senate Resolution No. 615, urging the present administration to immediately look into the possibility that the Philippines be a signatory of the convention that promotes legal and social support for Filipino domestic workers, local […]

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Legarda Calls for Passage of Amended Magna Carta for Teachers

October 5, 2011

IN CELEBRATION OF WORLD TEACHERS’ DAY, SENATOR LOREN LEGARDA TODAY URGED CONGRESS TO IMMEDIATELY APPROVE THE PROPOSED INTEGRATED MAGNA CARTA OF TEACHERS AND NON-TEACHING PERSONNEL ACT.
“Time and again, we have raised the many concerns of our teachers that need to be addressed-just compensation, sufficient funds for education sector, reforms in GSIS, health care program, and job security, among many others. A campaign to show our appreciation for our mentors is a fitting tribute to them, but what they really […]

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P.S. Resolution 615 – Domestic Workers Convention (Philippines’ Entry as a State Party to the ILO Convention NO. 189)

October 5, 2011

RESOLUTION URGING THE BENIGNO AQUINO ADMINISTRATION TO IMMEDIATELY CONSIDER THE PHILIPPINES’ ENTRY AS A STATE PARTY TO THE INTERNATIONAL LABOUR ORGANIZATION CONVENTION NO. 189, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS ‘DOMESTIC WORKERS CONVENTION, 2011’, BEARING IN MIND THE LEGAL AND SOCIAL BENEFITS THAT WOULD INSURE THE PROTECTION FOR OUR LOCAL AND OVERSEAS FILIPINO DOMESTIC WORKERS
Scope: National
Legislative status: Pending in the Committee (10/5/2011)
http://senate.gov.ph/lis/bill_res.aspx?congress=15&q=SRN-615
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SRN – 615 (as filed)

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World Teachers’ Day

October 5, 2011

Mr. President,
Images of disaster filled our minds in the past week as typhoons Pedring and Quiel wrought havoc in various parts of the country and destroyed millions-worth of infrastructure including school buildings. In fact, for typhoon Pedring alone, 315 school buildings were damaged with estimated cost placed at P146.8-million.[1]
Thousands of children who went back to their schools after the typhoons were welcomed by damaged classrooms . But one strong image stands tall-the teacher. She has to go business […]

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Legarda to NDRRMC: Institute a National Dam Safety Program

October 4, 2011

SENATOR LOREN LEGARDA DIRECTED THE NATIONAL DISASTER RISK REDUCTION MANAGEMENT COUNCIL (NDRRMC) TO GATHER ALL DAM OPERATORS AND VARIOUS AGENCIES THAT OVERSEE THEIR OPERATIONS TO IMMEDIATELY INSTITUTE A NATIONAL DAM SAFETY PROGRAM THAT WOULD ENSURE BETTER MANAGEMENT OF WATER DAMS ESPECIALLY IN TIMES OF CRISIS.
Legarda made the directive during both the hearings of the Committee on Climate Change, which she chairs, and the Congressional Oversight Committee on Disaster Risk Reduction where representatives from the NDRRMC, the National Power Corporation […]

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