SENATOR LOREN LEGARDA TODAY LAUDED THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION (DEPED) FOR COMING UP WITH THE “THANK YOU” CAMPAIGN AS A TRIBUTE TO FILIPINO TEACHERS IN CELEBRATION OF TEACHERS MONTH THIS SEPTEMBER AND WORLD TEACHERS’ DAY ON OCTOBER 5.
Legarda said that while teachers, especially those in public schools, would greatly appreciate if their long-standing concerns-such as just compensation, increase in non-wage benefits, and continuous training and/or re-training-are immediately addressed, this campaign of the DepEd is a great way to recognize […]
SENATOR LOREN LEGARDA, THE CHAIR OF THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON CULTURAL COMMUNITIES, WILL LEAD THE ASSEMBLY OF INDIGENOUS PEOPLES (IPS) OF LUZON AT THE QUEZON HALL, TEACHER’S CAMP IN BAGUIO CITY ON SEPTEMBER 9-10, 2011.
“This will serve as a forum to consult our IPs whether our proposed legislative measures will adequately address the challenges they face,” said Legarda.
Among the Luzon IP groups participating in the said assembly are the Isneg, Bago, Tingguian, Kankanaey, Iwak, Ibatan, Agta, Itawes, Tuwali, […]
SENATE COMMITTEE ON CLIMATE CHANGE CHAIR LOREN LEGARDA HAILED THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES FOR APPROVING ON THIRD AND FINAL READING THE PLASTIC BAG REGULATION ACT OF 2011, WHICH AIMS TO PHASE OUT THE USE OF NON-BIODEGRADABLE PLASTIC BAGS BY SUPERMARKETS, DEPARTMENT STORES, GROCERIES, CONVENIENCE STORES, FOOD CHAINS, RESTAURANTS, SARI-SARI STORES AND OTHER COMMERCIAL ESTABLISHMENTS.
“Now that the House of Representatives has passed on third and final reading their version of the bill banning non-biodegradable plastic bags, I call on my […]
SENATOR LOREN LEGARDA TODAY LAUDED THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION (DEPED) FOR CREATING ITS OWN DISASTER RISK REDUCTION MANAGEMENT OFFICE (DRRMO), SAYING THIS MOVE WILL AUGUR WELL FOR THE PROTECTION OF PEOPLE AND ASSETS IN THE EDUCATION SECTOR.
Under Deped Order No. 50, Education Secretary Armin Luistro created the Deped DRRMO “to institutionalize the culture of safety at all levels, to systematize protection of education investments and to ensure continued delivery of quality education services.”
Legarda, who is the chair of […]
SENATOR LOREN LEGARDA EXPRESSED SUPPORT FOR THE PHILIPPINE GOVERNMENT’S CLAIM OVER THE BENHAM RISE REGION AFTER JOINING THE UNITED NATIONS MEETING IN NEW YORK THAT DISCUSSED THE COUNTRY’S SUBMISSION FOR AN EXTENDED CONTINENTAL SHELF (ECS).
“I register my support to the Philippine delegation as it pursues our country’s claim over the natural resources of ECS in the Benham Rise Region,” Legarda said in a statement after the meeting with the Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf held in […]
