SENATOR LOREN LEGARDA HAS PROPOSED THE INCLUSION OF INFORMATION ON ETHNIC ORIGIN IN THE CONDUCT OF NATIONAL CENSUS AS A WAY TO BETTER ADDRESS THE NEEDS OF INDIGENOUS PEOPLES (IP) GROUPS.
Legarda, Chair of the Senate Committee on Cultural Communities, said that Senate Bill 2858 would allow the inclusion of ethnic origin in the national survey conducted by the National Statistics Office (NSO), which would be useful in determining the specific concerns of IPs in various areas and finding suitable […]
SENATOR LOREN LEGARDA CALLED FOR THE IMMEDIATE PASSAGE OF THE BILL AMENDING THE NATIONAL HEALTH INSURANCE ACT AS SHE EXPRESSED ALARM OVER THE FACT THAT MORE THAN 20 MILLION POOR FILIPINOS ARE YET TO BE COVERED BY THE GOVERNMENT’S HEALTHCARE PROGRAM.
In her co-sponsorship speech for Senate Bill 2849, An Act Amending National Health Insurance Act of 1995 (Republic Act 7875), Legarda said about 4.7 million indigent families or 23.5 million Filipinos have yet to be covered under the National […]
Mr. President,
As we observe World Environment Day this week, I rise to bring to the attention of this august chamber the main messages of the recently launched 2011 Global Assessment Report on Disaster Risk Reduction of the United Nations, which aims to reveal risks and redefine development.
The world has been seeing the worst, biggest and deadliest disasters over the years – the floods in Pakistan, the earthquakes in Haiti, China and Chile, and the triple tragedy in Japan. […]
AN ACT TO INCLUDE ETHNIC ORIGIN IN THE NATIONAL SURVEY CONDUCTED BY THE NATIONAL STATISTICS OFFICE
Scope: National
Legislative status: Pending in the Committee (5/31/2011)
http://www.senate.gov.ph/lis/bill_res.aspx?congress=15&q=SBN-2858
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SBN – 2858 (as filed)
SENATOR LOREN LEGARDA HAS SOUGHT FOR AN INVESTIGATION BY THE SENATE ON THE REASON BEHIND THE RECENT MASSIVE FISHKILL IN TAAL LAKE.
Legarda filed Senate Resolution 498 to direct the Senate Committees on Agriculture and Food, Environment and Natural Resources, and Climate Change to immediately conduct an inquiry on the matter as over 700 metric tons of milkfish and tilapia, worth approximately Php57.226-million, have been killed in the different fish cages surrounding Taal Lake since May 26.
“Both consumers and […]
