October 25, 2016
Senator Loren Legarda today urged the government to update the nation’s development indicators to reflect the happiness and well-being of Filipinos.
Legarda, UNISDR Global Champion for Resilience, renewed her call for the government to adopt the Gross National Happiness (GNH) concept of the Royal Government of Bhutan during a lecture on the GNH by Dr. Saamdu Chetri, Executive Director of GNH Centre Bhutan.
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October 24, 2016
his Nov. 3, ANC and NCCA are bringing back “Dayaw,” a six-part, 30-minute weekly documentary series that promotes the preservation of the country’s culture and heritage.
Anchored and conceptualized by Legarda, the program aims to showcase how knowledge and appreciation of indigenous ways make Filipinos whole as individuals and as a community.
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October 24, 2016
Senator Loren Legarda today joins the world in celebrating United Nations Day as she expressed her commitment to help in the efforts for the Philippines to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), among other global commitments of the country.
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October 23, 2016
The 2016 National Arts and Crafts Fair, a trade fair that features both indigenous crafts and contemporary art, will be held on October 26-30, 2016 at the Megatrade Halls 1-3 in SM Megamall, Senator Loren Legarda announced today.
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October 21, 2016
Senator Loren Legarda hailed the approval of a global agreement that will prohibit the use of a climate-harming compound.
Legarda, UNISDR Global Champion for Resilience, said that the Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer is crucial in the implementation of the Paris Agreement on Climate Change as it phases down hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) that were found to contribute to global warming.
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