SENATOR LOREN LEGARDA WILL CONVENE TODAY THE LAST REGIONAL INDIGENOUS PEOPLES ASSEMBLY AT THE PROVINCIAL CAPITOL OF ILOILO IN ILOILO CITY.
Legarda said that the Visayas Assembly will complete the information needed to come up with an IP development agenda of the government, which will be presented in the National Indigenous Cultural Summit.
“The indigenous peoples groups in Luzon called for the effective implementation and harmonization of the Indigenous Peoples Rights Act (IPRA), mining and environmental laws, and policies of […]
THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON CULTURAL COMMUNITIES AND COMMITTEE ON CLIMATE CHANGE, BOTH CHAIRED BY SENATOR LOREN LEGARDA, HAS BROUGHT ITS INQUIRY OUTSIDE THE FOUR HALLS OF THE SENATE FOR THE PAST TWO WEEKS TO GATHER VARIOUS CONCERNS OF THE INDIGENOUS PEOPLES (IPS) ACROSS THE COUNTRY, INCLUDING THOSE FROM REMOTE AND FAR-FLUNG BARANGAYS.
“It is not easy for our IPs to attend Senate Committee hearings held in Manila on the proposed measures that seek to address their needs. It is for […]
AFTER THE ASSEMBLY OF LUZON INDIGENOUS PEOPLES (IPS) HELD IN BAGUIO CITY ON SEPTEMBER 9-10 AND THE ASSEMBLY OF MINDANAO IPS HELD IN DAVAO DEL NORTE LAST WEEK (SEPTEMBER 16-17), THE CHAIR OF THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON CULTURAL COMMUNITIES AND COMMITTEE ON CLIMATE CHANGE SENATOR LOREN LEGARDA WILL NOW LEAD THE ASSEMBLY OF THE VISAYAS IPS AT THE PROVINCIAL CAPITOL OF ILOILO IN ILOILO CITY ON SEPTEMBER 23-24.
This IP Assembly of the Visayas, the third and last of a […]
TAGUM CITY — THE CHAIR OF THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON CULTURAL COMMUNITIES AND COMMITTEE ON CLIMATE CHANGE SENATOR LOREN LEGARDA ASSURED THE INDIGENOUS CULTURAL COMMUNITIES THAT SHE WOULD USE HER AUTHORITY IN THE SENATE TO CHECK ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PROVISION OF REPUBLIC ACT 8371 OR THE INDIGENOUS PEOPLE’S RIGHTS ACT (IPRA) THAT REQUIRES LOCAL GOVERNMENT UNITS (LGUS) TO APPOINT REPRESENTATIVES OF INDIGENOUS CULTURAL COMMUNITIES IN POLICY-MAKING BODIES AND LEGISLATIVE COUNCILS.
In a press conference during the Mindanao Indigenous […]
TAGUM CITY – “WE MUST IMPLEMENT OUR LAWS EFFECTIVELY.”
This was the reaction of Senator Loren Legarda when asked by the local media as to what laws the Senator need to push in order to protect the environment and promote the welfare of the Indigenous Peoples (IPs).
This was also what Senator Legarda stressed that the government needs to do, noting that there are already a number of laws with implementation challenges.
“My focus is on funding the laws that […]
