Senator Loren Legarda’s Statement on the US Government’s Compensation for Tubbataha Reef

February 18, 2015

Senator Loren Legarda today welcomed the news that the US Government has already paid the Philippine Government the full amount of Php87,033,570.71 as compensation for the damage caused by the USS Guardian when it ran aground on Tubbataha Reef.
“It is great news that the US government has finally given full compensation for the damages to the Tubbataha Reef Natural Park, which is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. I am also happy that they will be providing assistance to the Philippine […]

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The fabric of our history

February 18, 2015

There is, in the ethnographic section of the National Museum, a piece of cloth woven from abaca and bearing a design and patterns using natural dyes. Recovered from a wooden coffin inside a disturbed cave in the island of Banton off the coast of Romblon, the deteriorated length of cloth is believed to have been used as a death shroud. Along with other pieces of ceramics, glass beads, combs and bracelets found in the same coffin, the cloth has been […]

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Kelangan sa Disaster Management | Sen. Loren bats for speedy passage of bill on land use

February 15, 2015

MANILA, Philippines – Senator Loren Legarda, head of the Senate Committee on Environment and Natural Resources, on Sunday urged her colleagues to ensure the speedy passage of the bill that seeks to provide a unified legal framework to ensure a rational, holistic, and just allocation, use, and management of the country’s land resources.
In a statement, Legarda emphasized that the National Land Use Bill is necessary in the country’s disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation efforts as it recognizes the […]

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Legarda Bats for Speedy Passage of Law on Land Use

February 15, 2015

Senator Loren Legarda, Chair of the Senate Committee on Environment and Natural Resources, urged her colleagues to ensure the speedy passage of the National Land Use Bill, which seeks to provide a unified legal framework that will ensure a rational, holistic, and just allocation, use and management of the country’s land resources.
Legarda issued the statement during the public hearing of the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources for the proposed National Land Use Act where she stressed the urgent need […]

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Legarda Encourages Filipinos to Visit Paul Pfeiffer’s First Major Solo Show in Asia

February 14, 2015

Senator Loren Legarda today encouraged Filipinos to visit the exhibit on the works of world-renowned intermedia artist Paul Pfeiffer titled “Vitruvian Figure”,showcased at the Museum of Contemporary Art and Design (MCAD) in De la Salle – College of Saint Benilde.
“In the spirit of the National Arts Month and my strong belief that arts and culture are indispensable facets of nation building, I invite you to visit this exhibit. Through Pfeiffer’s unique and interesting masterpieces, we pay homage to the creativity […]

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