Newly signed creative industries law seen boosting PHL economy

August 18, 2022

SEN. Loren Legarda is banking on the timely enactment into law of the Philippine Creative Industries Development Act (PCIDA) to boost the economy.
As co-author of the new law, Legarda depicts RA 11904 as “a significant milestone for creative industries.”
She stressed that the PCIDA “recognizes and protects individuals” whose skills and ingenuity are being offered for the creative expression of the arts and “for helping the country achieve a stronger economy.”
Asserting, “The Philippine creative industry is appreciated and recognized globally,” Legarda […]

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NCCA produces documentary on PHL languages

August 18, 2022

THE NATIONAL Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA), in partnership with the Office of Senator Loren Legarda, features the main languages of the Philippines in a cultural documentary series titled Usapang Wika. It’s 10 episodes featuring the main languages of the Philippines — Ilocano, Cebuano, Hiligaynon & Kinaray-a, Waray, Pangasinan, Capampangan, Tagalog, Bicolano, and Mernaw. Each episode shall focus on the history, literary works, tradition, and the evolution of each language. Usapang Wika will air every Saturday starting Aug. 6 at 4:30 […]

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Zero food waste, isinusulong ni Senator Loren Legarda sa Senado

August 18, 2022

Itutulak ni Senate President Pro Tempore Loren Legarda ang panukala na magbabawas sa kagutuman ng mga mahihirap na Pilipino sa bansa.
Inihain ng senadora ang Senate Bill 240 o Zero Food Waste Act of 2022 kung saan ang mga sobrang pagkain mula sa mga food manufacturer, supermarkets, restaurants, cafeterias, hotels at iba pang food-related businesses ay ibibigay sa sektor na ‘food insecure’.
Layunin ng panukala na maiwasan ang pagsasayang ng pagkain at maibsan ang problema sa food security ng bansa.
Ang mga food […]

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Legarda welcomes passage of PH Creative Industries Dev’t Act

August 18, 2022

Senator Loren Legarda has welcomed the passage of Republic Act (RA) 11904, or the Philippine Creative Industries Development Act, which supports Filipino excellence in creative industries.
The law, which Legarda co-authored in the previous 18th Congress, is seen as a significant milestone for creative industries.
Legarda explained that the law recognizes and protects individuals whose skills and ingenuity are being offered for the creative expression of the arts and for helping the country achieve a stronger economy.
“The Philippine creative industry is appreciated […]

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DepEd sets strategies to address ‘learning losses’

August 18, 2022

MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Education (DepEd) has reiterated its commitment to address “learning losses” of Filipino students following school closures and the shift to distance learning due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
DepEd spokesman Michael Poa yesterday said the present administration’s plan is anchored on the four pillars of the Basic Education Development Plan (BEDP) 2030: access, equity, quality and resiliency.
“What’s included in access is also infrastructure, because how will they (students) get access to education if we do not […]

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