AS MORE OVERSEAS FILIPINO WORKERS (OFWS) REMAIN UNCERTAIN OF THEIR FUTURE WITH THE SERIES OF UNREST IN THE MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA, SENATOR LOREN LEGARDA TODAY CALLED ON THE GOVERNMENT TO ENSURE THE PROPER IMPLEMENTATION OF LAWS THAT WOULD HELP REPATRIATED FILIPINOS COPE WITH THEIR ABRUPT DISPLACEMENT.
Legarda, Chair of the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, said that under Republic Act 10022, or the Amended Migrant Workers Act, an emergency repatriation fund for migrant Filipinos must be established, and […]
SENATOR LOREN LEGARDA TODAY DENOUNCED THE KILLING OF A FEMALE BROADCASTER IN MALABON, STRESSING THAT IF THE MOTIVE BEHIND THE CRIME WAS WORK-RELATED, THEN CONGRESS HAS TO FAST TRACK THE PASSING OF THE BILL QUALIFYING AS MURDER THE KILLING OF MEMBERS OF MEDIA IN THE PERFORMANCE OF THEIR DUTIES.
Len Flores Sumera, a radio anchor of dzME, was shot dead on Thursday morning while on her way to work. Authorities have yet to determine the motive behind the killing.
“It […]
More than two decades ago, in 1984, the Philippines deployed about 351,000 Filipino workers overseas. By the end of 2008, our annual deployment has reached 1.2 million, about one million land-based and more than 200,000 seafarers.[1] Filipino workers can now be found in almost all countries. In fact, we are second only to the Indians in terms of migration, with about 10% of our total population of 92 million working and residing abroad.
Migration of our workers helps reduce unemployment […]
EMPHASIZING THAT COMMUNICATION IS ONE OF THE MOST VITAL INFRASTRUCTURE DURING AND IMMEDIATELY AFTER DISASTERS, SENATOR LOREN LEGARDA TODAY CALLED ON TELECOMMUNICATION COMPANIES (TELCOS) TO SEE HOW THEY CAN CONTRIBUTE MORE TO PREPARE FOR AND LESSEN THE IMPACT OF NATURAL HAZARDS.
Legarda, Chair of the Senate Committee on Climate Change, said that, first and foremost, telcos should check the integrity of their communication infrastructure and locations and where their broadcast towers are installed.
“It is important that telecommunication companies ensure […]
SENATOR LOREN LEGARDA TODAY STRESSED THE IMPORTANCE OF A STRONG PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT AND THE PRIVATE SECTOR IN STRENGTHENING THE COUNTRY’S DISASTER PREPAREDNESS AND RESILIENCE.
During the second hearing of the Senate Committee on Climate Change on the government’s disaster preparedness, Legarda, the committee chair, said that while the government is putting in place various disaster risk reduction (DRR) measures, the private sector should take the initiative of doing their share in such effort.
“While the government is mandated […]
