SENATOR LOREN LEGARDA TODAY PUSHED FOR THE IMMEDIATE PASSAGE OF A PROPOSED MEASURE THAT SEEKS TO QUALIFY THE KILLING OF MEMBERS OF BROADCAST AND PRINT MEDIA IN THE PERFORMANCE OF THEIR DUTIES AS A CRIME OF MURDER.
Legarda stressed the importance of the measure as she noted that the Philippines fell 34 notches in the world press freedom ranking primarily due to the Maguindanao massacre.
“The numerous cases of journalists and media practitioners killed in the line of duty have […]
SENATOR LOREN LEGARDA, CHAIR OF THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON CLIMATE CHANGE, TODAY CALLED FOR A REVIEW OF THE GOVERNMENT’S POLICIES AND PROGRAMS ON ADDRESSING THE VULNERABILITY OF THE AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES SECTOR TO THE IMPACT OF CLIMATE CHANGE.
Legarda made the appeal after Typhoon Juan, which battered the northern part of Luzon, damaged an initial estimate of Php1.556 billion worth of crops, mostly corn and palay.
According to the Department of Agriculture, affected palay crops in Regions 2 and 3 […]
SENATOR LOREN LEGARDA, CHAIR OF THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON CLIMATE CHANGE, TODAY CALLED FOR A REVIEW OF THE GOVERNMENT’S POLICIES AND PROGRAMS ON ADDRESSING THE VULNERABILITY OF THE AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES SECTOR TO THE IMPACT OF CLIMATE CHANGE.
Legarda made the appeal after Typhoon Juan, which battered the northern part of Luzon, damaged an initial estimate of Php1.556 billion worth of crops, mostly corn and palay.
According to the Department of Agriculture, affected palay crops in Regions 2 and 3 […]
SENATOR LOREN LEGARDA TODAY URGED LOCAL GOVERNMENTS, PARTICULARLY IN THE BARANGAY LEVEL, TO TAKE THE LEAD AND START THE REHABILITATION OF THE COUNTRY’S ECOSYSTEMS AS A WAY TO COMBAT THE DESTRUCTIVE EFFECTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE.
Legarda made the call to all local leaders as the country is set to hold on October 25 the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) Elections.
“Whenever disasters strike, the effects and losses are always greatly felt in the local level, but sometimes invisible from a […]
SENATOR LOREN LEGARDA TODAY URGED LOCAL GOVERNMENTS, PARTICULARLY IN THE BARANGAY LEVEL, TO TAKE THE LEAD AND START THE REHABILITATION OF THE COUNTRY’S ECOSYSTEMS AS A WAY TO COMBAT THE DESTRUCTIVE EFFECTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE.
Legarda made the call to all local leaders as the country is set to hold on October 25 the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) Elections.
“Whenever disasters strike, the effects and losses are always greatly felt in the local level, but sometimes invisible from a […]
