THE CHAIR OF THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN RELATIONS SENATOR LOREN LEGARDA TODAY HAILED THE SENATE’S CONCURRENCE ON THE ROME STATUTE OF THE INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT (ICC), MARKING THE COUNTRY’S OFFICIAL ENTRY INTO IT.
“I hail the Senate in wasting no time in putting its stamp of approval on the treaty after President Aquino’s signing of the instrument of ratification. I also laud Senator Miriam Defensor Santiago for ably sponsoring the ICC treaty,” Legarda said.
“It is a step in […]
IN HONOR OF THE TEACHING PROFESSION, THE NOBLEST OF ALL VOCATIONS, THE SENATE OF THE PHILIPPINES HAS JOINED METROBANK FOUNDATION IN BESTOWING HONOR AND COMMENDATION ON ITS OUTSTANDING TEACHERS OF 2011 “FOR THEIR EXEMPLARY COMPETENCE, DEDICATION TO SERVICE, AND COMMITMENT IN PROVIDING QUALITY EDUCATION.”
“Teachers are considered the heart of our educational system, heralded as the molders of our children’s future, and among the most prized leaders of the country,” according to Senate Resolution No. 564 filed by Senator Loren […]
SENATOR LOREN LEGARDA, CHAIR OF THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN RELATIONS, LAUDED HER FELLOW SENATORS FOR THE SWIFT APPROVAL OF THE RATIFICATION OF THE ROME STATUTE OF THE INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT (ICC) ON SECOND READING.
The Senate’s approval on second reading was done on the same day Tuesday (August 16). Senator Miriam Defensor-Santiago, chair of the Senate Subcommittee on the Rome Statute of the ICC, reported out the treaty to the Senate plenary, with Senator Legarda, chair of the Senate […]
SENATOR LOREN LEGARDA CALLED ON THE DEPARTMENT OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS TO IMMEDIATELY ACTIVATE A SYSTEM THAT WILL ENABLE FILIPINOS TO LEAVE SYRIA GIVEN THE EXTREMELY HIGH ONGOING RISK OF VIOLENT PROTESTS AND GOVERNMENT CRACKDOWN.
In noting the advisory issued by the DFA yesterday, urging Filipinos to leave Syria now, the Chair of the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations said the advisory needs to be matched with resources and the system to move them to safer grounds or out of the […]
RESOLUTION HONORING AND COMMENDING THE METROBANK FOUNDATION OUTSTANDING TEACHERS OF 2011 FOR THEIR EXEMPLARY COMPETENCE, DEDICATION TO SERVICE AND COMMITMENT IN PROVIDING QUALITY EDUCATION
Scope: National
Legislative status: Pending in the Committee (08/17/2011)
http://senate.gov.ph/lis/bill_res.aspx?congress=15&q=SRN-564
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SRN-564 (as filed)
