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 […]
In 1996, a strong woman who I deeply cherish died battling with the Big C. Bessie Bautista Legarda, my mama, was a victim of breast cancer, and even though she was a strong woman, we knew that the disease hurt her physically and emotionally.
Cancer is a frightening disease. It could mean a beginning of a new way of life. Accepting the changes that come with it entails much personal strength and great support from loved ones. While the cancer […]
SENATOR LOREN LEGARDA WILL MAKE A SENTIMENTAL TRIP TO DAVAO CITY ON SEPTEMBER 17 TO HELP RAISE AWARENESS ON BREAST CANCER, A KILLER DISEASE THAT HAS VICTIMIZED HER OWN FAMILY.
The Senator will be one of the speakers and will be talking on The Role of Family and Friends in this year’s Silver Linings, an educational forum and homecoming held every three years for victims of breast cancer and the people who help them fight the disease, organized by the […]
