SENATOR LOREN LEGARDA IN A PRIVILEGE SPEECH REMINDS US OF THE URGENCY IN REVIEWING THE EFFORTS OF OUR COUNTRY TOWARDS ACHIEVING MILLENIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS AS WORLD LEADERS ARE MEETING IN NEW YORK FOR THE MILLENIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS SUMMIT.
“Only five (5) years remain before the 2015 deadline to achieve the MDGs. We need to review the progress of the Philippines towards the achievement of the MDGs as adopted under the United Nations Millennium Declaration, vis-a-vis the progress of countries worldwide […]
SENATOR LOREN LEGARDA SAID THERE SHOULD BE MANDATORY PREGNANCY TESTING OF ALL WOMEN OF CHILDBEARING AGE BEFORE UNDERGOING COSMETIC PROCEDURES THAT MIGHT BE HARMFUL TO BOTH THE MOTHER AND CHILD.
“Harmful cosmetic procedures include those that require the administration of general anesthesia and other types of anesthesia that the Cosmetic Provider may deem detrimental to the well being of the pregnant women and unborn children.”
Legarda filed Senate Bill No. 1398 which also makes it the obligation of the Cosmetic […]
1. The MDG Summit 2010
Today, the 20th of September, heeding the urgent call of the United Nations Secretary-General, world leaders convene an important summit in New York to review the progress of countries on the collective commitment of nations for human development under the Millennium Declaration of 2000 – that is, the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) by the year 2015.
The MDGs represent human needs and basic rights that every individual around the world should be […]
“AS WE JOIN 188 OTHER COUNTRIES, ALL SIGNATORIES TO THE MONTREAL PROTOCOL IN CELEBRATING THE 23RDANNIVERSARY OF THE INTERNATIONAL DAY FOR THE PRESERVATION OF THE OZONE LAYER, I AM ASKING THE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES TO MAINTAIN VIGILANCE IN EXTENDING LICENSES RELATIVE TO THE IMPORTATION OF CHLOROFLUOROCARBON (CFCS) AND OTHER SUBSTANCES THAT DEPLETE THE OZONE LAYER, ” SEN. LOREN LEGARDA, CHAIR OF THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON CLIMATE CHANGE TODAY EXPRESSED.
“The ozone layer, a layer of gas ten […]
SENATOR LOREN LEGARDA ASKED GOVERNMENT HOUSING OFFICIALS TO JUMPSTART THE MAINSTREAMING OF “GREEN HOUSING” BY USING AS A MODEL A NATIONWIDE PROGRAM THAT WILL PROVIDE AFFORDABLE HOUSING TO PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHERS.
“The government should take the lead in the green revolution,” Sen. Legarda, who is Vice-Chair of the Committee on Education, urged top officials of the Housing and Urban Development Coordinating Council (HUDCC), National Housing Authority (NHA), Home Development Mutual Fund (Pag-IBIG), and Home Guaranty Corporation (HGC) at a hearing […]
