SENATOR LOREN LEGARDA EXPRESSED SUPPORT FOR THE PHILIPPINE GOVERNMENT’S CLAIM OVER THE BENHAM RISE REGION AFTER JOINING THE UNITED NATIONS MEETING IN NEW YORK THAT DISCUSSED THE COUNTRY’S SUBMISSION FOR AN EXTENDED CONTINENTAL SHELF (ECS).
“I register my support to the Philippine delegation as it pursues our country’s claim over the natural resources of ECS in the Benham Rise Region,” Legarda said in a statement after the meeting with the Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf held in […]
SENATOR LOREN LEGARDA TODAY EXPRESSED HER ADMIRATION FOR THE SENSE OF PREPAREDNESS AND VIGILANCE EXHIBITED BY THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT UNITS AND PEOPLE OF THE NORTHEAST UNITED STATES IN FACING HURRICANE IRENE, WHICH THEY INITIALLY DUBBED TO BE “HISTORIC” DUE TO ITS UNPRECEDENTED POSSIBLE DEVASTATING EFFECTS.
“May the local governments in our country draw inspiration and learn from this US experience so we can protect our people and assets from the devastating effects of calamities like this,” Legarda said.
The Senator […]
30 AUGUST 2011 UNITED NATIONS, NEW YORK – SENATOR LOREN LEGARDA, CHAIR OF THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN RELATIONS, CALLED FOR AN INVENTORY OF PHILIPPINE MARINE RESOURCES IN THE BENHAM RISE REGION, EMPHASIZING THAT THIS WOULD “GIVE THE PHILIPPINES A CLEARER VIEW OF THE IMPORTANCE OF OUR STAKE IN OUR EXTENDED CONTINENTAL SHELF IN THE BENHAM RISE REGION AND WHAT THE LEGISLATIVE TASKS WE NEED TO FOCUS ON TO PRESERVE, PROTECT AND MANAGE OUR VALUABLE RESOURCES.”
In her statement issued […]
“MORE PRODUCTIVITY IN THE COUNTRYSIDE CAN BE EXPECTED NOW THAT THE IMPLEMENTING RULES AND REGULATIONS (IRR) OF THE AGRI-AGRA LAW IS OUT,” SAID SENATOR LOREN LEGARDA, FORMER CHAIR OF THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE WHO AUTHORED REPUBLIC ACT 10000 OR THE AGRI-AGRA REFORM CREDIT ACT OF 2009 IN THE SENATE.
The Senator said the spirit of the law was to boost the agriculture sector and to promote livelihood among agrarian reform beneficiaries.
“I urge farmers, fisherfolks, cooperatives and other agriculture […]
SENATOR LOREN LEGARDA IS ORGANIZING A GATHERING OF INDIGENOUS PEOPLES (IPS) FROM ALL OVER THE COUNTRY, THE FIRST INDIGENOUS CULTURAL SUMMIT, WHICH AIMS TO BE A MECHANISM TO STRENGTHEN THE VOICES OF THE IP LEADERS AS THEY ENGAGE IN DIALOGUE WITH LOCAL AND NATIONAL POLICY-MAKERS AS WELL AS INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTIONS.
Prior to the Indigenous Cultural Summit, which will be held at the Old Senate Building on October 13-14, 2011 there will be three regional assemblies to be held in Baguio […]
