Our rich Filipino heritage is our birthright, our identity and our legacy. It is however unfortunate that as we face globalization, many of us have lost our connection with our roots.
In the season of celebrating the National Heritage Month, it is but fitting to help bring our culture closer to our people, to reawaken citizens’ pride in the Filipino culture and history, and to strengthen our love of country.
Mr. President
Our culture as a Filipino people is threatened […]
SENATOR LOREN LEGARDA HAS CALLED FOR THE REVIEW OF THE 2011-2016 MEDIUM-TERM PHILIPPINE DEVELOPMENT PLAN (MTPDP) TO FIND OUT IF CLIMATE CHANGE CONSIDERATIONS ARE INTEGRATED IN THE GOVERNMENT’S DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES.
“The MTPDP outlines the national government’s economic and development priorities for the next six years. Thus, it is incumbent upon Congress to ensure that government policies are well in place to equip the country, especially the most vulnerable poor, for the impact of climate change,” the Senator explained.
In filing […]
RESOLUTION EXPRESSING THE SENSE OF THE SENATE TO HONOR THE LIFE OF FOREST GUARD ELPIDIO “JOJO” MALINAO AND HIS CONTRIBUTION IN PROTECTING THE MT. MAKILING FOREST RESERVE AND TO CONDEMN HIS VIOLENT DEATH
Scope: National
Legislative status: Adopted (05/16/2011)
http://www.senate.gov.ph/lis/bill_res.aspx?congress=15&q=SRN-472
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SRN-472 (as filed)
RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON CLIMATE CHANGE TO LOOK INTO THE INTEGRATION OF CLIMATE CHANGE CONSIDERATIONS INTO THE 2011-2016 MEDIUM-TERM PHILIPPINE DEVELOPMENT PLAN, WITH THE END IN VIEW OF ENSURING THE ACHIEVEMENT OF DISASTER-RESILIENT DEVELOPMENT
Scope: National
Legislative status: Pending in the Committee (05/16/2011)
http://www.senate.gov.ph/lis/bill_res.aspx?congress=15&q=SRN-470
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SRN-470 (as filed)
Mr. President,
Efforts to reverse the despoliation of our environment is not a harmless job for our environmental workers. At times, lives are sacrificed.
Elpidio “Jojo” Malinao, 49 years old and a forest guard of Makiling Centre for Mountain Ecosystems of the College of Forestry & Natural Resources University of the Philippines Los Banos was fatally shot by a lone gunman at Bay, Laguna last May 9, Monday at 2:15 p.m. He just came from a court hearing in the […]
