Legarda Encourages Frequent Visits to Museums

In celebration of International Museum Day (May 18), Senator Loren Legarda encouraged everyone to make frequent visits to museums to enrich people’s understanding of their culture and history.

“I hope we can all take time to make regular visits to our museums to immerse in our history and culture. This will help strengthen national identity and pride,” Legarda said.

Legarda: Development without conscience destroys the world

MABALACAT CITY — Senator Loren Legarda has stressed that people have been focused on development which destroys the world.

“Our extractive and consumptive lifestyle, and misplaced notion of development have brought our world in a state of utter disrepair. We have been so focused on development without realizing that development without conscience destroys the world,” Legarda said.

Legarda presses national, local gov’ts to prepare for La Niña

Senator Loren Legarda is urging the government to brace for the La Niña phenomenon, which she said is expected to bring heavy rains in the succeeding months, through effective climate-resilient and disaster risk reduction (DRR) programs.

Legarda: Phl Must Brace for La Niña

Senator Loren Legarda today urged the government to brace for the La Niña phenomenon, which is expected to bring heavy rains in the succeeding months, through effective climate-resilient and disaster risk reduction (DRR) programs.

The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) has already issued a La Niña watch after new predictions suggest further weakening of El Niño and the probable arrival of La Niña by the second half of 2016.

Legarda urges gov’t to utilize IRRI programs to improve agriculture in PHL

MANILA, May 15 – Senator Loren Legarda today said that the government must utilize the research programs of the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) to improve agricultural systems in the country and to adapt to the changing climate.