December 14, 2014
“It was her interest in folk culture and crafts that drew my attention. It is seldom that our leaders manifest this affection which she said started when she was young, and with it, an interest in art as well. Though she took up mass communication in Diliman, her graduate thesis was on National Artist Vicente Manansala.”
— F. Sionil Jose, PhilStar
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December 14, 2014
AN ACT RENDERING ELECTION SERVICE NON-COMPULSORY FOR PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHERS, AUTHORIZING THE APPOINTMENT OF OTHER QUALIFIED CITIZENS, PROVIDING FOR COMPENSATION AND OTHER BENEFITS, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE THE OMNIBUS ELECTION CODE, REPUBLIC ACT NO. 6646, AND OTHER ELECTION LAWS
Scope: National
Legislative status: Pending in the Committee (12/16/2014)
http://senate.gov.ph/lis/bill_res.aspx?congress=16&q=SBN-2516
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SBN-2516 (as filed)
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December 12, 2014
Message of Senator Loren Legarda
Regional Seminar on the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Marine Biological Diversity beyond Areas of National Jurisdiction*
12 December 2014 – Century Park Hotel, Manila
There is no question that marine biological diversity is enormously important for the Philippines and the world. The Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) recognizes this importance and very early came up with a work programme on marine biological diversity. However, the the CBD is fairly limited to national biodiversity.
It is the United Nations Convention […]
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December 10, 2014
Message of Senator Loren Legarda
Yuta: Limitadong Kabtangan
Land Use Photo Contest Awarding Ceremonies and Photo Exhibit Launch
10 December 2014 – Senate of the Philippines
The existence of climate change all the more compels us today to enact a National Land Use policy.
Citizens living in settlements alongside waterways, on landslide prone areas, near cliffs, on mountain slopes and in coastal areas are at high risk of being affected by typhoons and other natural hazards, which are turbocharged by the changing climate.
According to the UP […]
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December 10, 2014
Manila – As the Philippines continued its recovery from Typhoon Hagupit which killed more than 27 people over the weekend, thirty representatives of journalism schools from the Philippines, Thailand, Indonesia, Cambodia, Lao PDR and Myanmar met for two days in Manila to discuss how to integrate disaster risk reduction into training for journalists in ASEAN countries.
“Disaster risk reduction is not a seasonal issue that the media can only report about when there is an expected typhoon or other natural hazard […]
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