April 1, 2023
Senate President Pro Tempore Loren Legarda has warned the public of heat stroke as extreme heat is expected to occur in the coming months since the country entered the dry season, and expressed serious concern over incidents linked to the rising heat index.
Last March 24, it was reported that up to 120 students were taken to hospitals in Laguna after they fainted and showed symptoms of heat exhaustion during a fire drill conducted at a school in Cabuyao City.
On March […]
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March 28, 2023
Senate President Pro Tempore Loren Legarda urged leaders in government and the private sector to listen to science and heed the call for deep, rapid, and sustained greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reduction in order to avert the worst of the climate crisis.
Legarda made the statement following the release of the latest Synthesis Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), which is the United Nations body for assessing the science related to climate change. IPCC reports, which are reviewed […]
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March 27, 2023
Senate President Pro Tempore Loren Legarda conveyed her warmest greetings and support to the participants of this year’s Kinaray-a Madjaas Mountain Marathon, which will take place in one of Antique’s most beautiful natural heritage – Mt. Madjaas.
In her message, Legarda emphasized the marathon as an avenue not only for a sporting event, but a chance for Antiqueños to strengthen their unity and camaraderie through a sense of community.
She added that mountain marathons are a unique opportunity to celebrate
human resilience […]
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March 25, 2023
Senate President Pro Tempore Loren Legarda welcomed the bicameral conference committee of the Senate and the House of Representatives’ approval of a measure that will further develop the preservation of the Philippines’ cultural assets through cultural mapping.
Legarda, the chairperson of the Senate Committee on Culture and the Arts, said the Congress bicameral committee’s passage of the reconciled version of Senate Bill No. 1841 and House Bill No. 5110 is a significant milestone in protecting and preserving cultural diversity in the […]
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March 24, 2023
Senate President Pro Tempore Loren Legarda and the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) reached out to affected communities by the recent oil spill in Oriental Mindoro that has been impacting various provinces in MIMAROPA and Western Visayas (Region VI) after MT Princess Empress capsized off the coast of Naujan on February 28.
In cooperation with the local government of Oriental Mindoro, Legarda’s office and the DSWD provided P2,000 worth of aid under the Assistance to Individuals in Crisis Situations […]
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