Metro Manila (CNN Philippines) — Senator Loren Legarda filed on June 30 a bill seeking to set up a new department that will enhance the promotion and preservation of the country’s cultural heritage.
Legarda, who chairs the Senate committee on finance, seeks to replace the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) with the Department of Culture and the Arts in Senate Bill No. 31.
Read MoreSenator Loren Legarda has filed a bill seeking to reorganize the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) into the Department of Culture and the Arts in order to enhance the promotion and preservation of the country’s cultural heritage.
Read MoreSenator Loren Legarda today called on the youth to become more actively involved in climate change issues, noting that they have the greatest stake in the sustainability of the planet.
Legarda, Chair of the Senate Committee on Climate Change and UNISDR Global Champion for Resilience, made the call during her keynote speech at the forum titled “The Green Scene: An Environment Action Forum”, which was organized by the San Beda College UNESCO Youth Club.
Read MoreSenator Loren Legarda hailed the passage into law of the Integrated History Act of 2016, which mandates the integration of Filipino-Muslim and Indigenous Peoples history, culture, and identity in Philippine History subjects.
Read MoreSenator Loren Legarda renewed her call to the government to update the nation’s development indicators to reflect the happiness and well-being of Filipinos.
Legarda, UNISDR Global Champion for Resilience, said improving quality of life goes beyond economic growth and should include equally important factors such as good governance, equitable and sustainable socio-economic development, environmental sustainability, cultural preservation, and disaster resilience.
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