SENATOR LOREN LEGARDA TODAY SAID SHE IS HOPEFUL THAT THERE WILL BE LESSER CASES OF DISCRIMINATION IN THE PHILIPPINE SOCIETY AND THAT ALL FILIPINOS, REGARDLESS OF THEIR RACIAL, ETHNIC OR RELIGIOUS AFFILIATION, WILL BE TREATED EQUALLY THROUGH THE PROPOSED ANTI-DISCRIMINATION ACT.
“Our Constitution provides that the State has the mandate to protect any person – an all-encompassing term that applies equally to all human beings, regardless of their racial, ethnic or religious affiliation. We even entered into various international commitments […]
Mr. President,
I would like to register my support for the measure Senate Bill No. 2796, the”Cybercrime Prevention Act of 2011″ under Committee Report No. 30.
With advancements in the Internet and other technological media allowing communication to cross geographic and national borders in a matter of seconds, everything has now become reachable with the click of a button. Computers have evolved into a versatile instrument in modern society. Networks of computers have become essential in maintaining and operating vital […]
Discrimination exists in our society. This is a statement we can either refute – if we want to keep on turning a blind eye to this form of injustice; or accept – if we are to face the reality, thus, this Anti-Discrimination bill that I am putting forward for this Chamber’s unanimous support.
From January 2009 – April 2011, 90 cases of discrimination were filed with the Commission on Human Rights, 71% ( or 64 cases) of which came from […]
SENATOR LOREN LEGARDA TODAY PUSHED FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A PERMANENT FUND FOR THE COUNTRY’S CLIMATE CHANGE PROGRAMS, STRESSING THAT THE LACK OF BUDGET HALTS FURTHER PROGRESS IN THE CRUSADE FOR A CLIMATE-RESILIENT NATION.
“The ill effects of a changing climate can be prevented if we consider climate change adaptation not as a cost but as a wise investment,” Legarda said in her sponsorship speech for the People’s Survival Fund (PSF) bill.
Legarda, Chair of the Senate Committee on Climate […]
Mr. President,
The United Nations reported that over the past two decades, the number of recorded disasters has doubled from approximately 200 to over 400 per year. Nine out of every ten of these disasters are said to be climate-related.
Disasters do not only abound. They have also become deadlier. And with climate change, the country is foreseen to suffer stronger typhoons, sea level rise, more flashfloods, more devastating droughts and increased incidence of water and vector-borne diseases.
And to […]
