I join the Muslim community in the celebration of Eid’l Adha or the Feast of Sacrifice. I pray for a solemn commemoration of this important Islamic celebration amid the ongoing conflict in Marawi, which we hope would come to an end soon so we can start healing the wounds and rebuilding lives and peaceful communities.”
Read MoreSenator Loren Legarda today stressed the need to ensure that the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) is resilient as an institution so that it does not only respond to disasters but also help build resilient communities.
Legarda, Chair of the Senate Committees on Climate Change and Finance, made the statement during the hearing on her proposed Senate Resolution No. 449, which aims to look into the climate related risks and capacity challenges that impact on the AFP’s ability to respond to non-traditional forms of threats.
Read MoreSenator Loren Legarda today urged the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) to make Boracay Island in Aklan province a model for ecological solid waste management (ESWM) and renewed her call for stronger implementation of Republic Act 9003.
Read MoreSenator Loren Legarda, Chair of the Senate Committee on Finance, today said that it is possible to uplift the lives of small farmers by addressing the nutritional needs of Filipino children.
Legarda cited the Office of the Vice President’s (OVP) nutrition program where small farmers plant the requirements for feeding programs. It is a convergence program of the OVP with the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR), the Department of Agriculture (DA), and the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD).
Read MoreSenator Loren Legarda expressed support to the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) in strengthening its economic research activities and cultural diplomacy programs, stressing that these are essential in forging closer ties with other nations.
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