August 26, 2014
SENATOR Loren Legarda expressed interest in helping preserve the culture of indigenous group Panay Bukidnon.
“I will help preserve their chants, rituals and dances with the limits of my resources, time and capability,” Legarda said during the Indigenous Peoples Regional Assembly-Visayas held at the Iloilo Provincial Capitol.
Amidst concerns of various indigenous groups in more pressing concerns including rights to their ancestral domains, Legarda, who chairs the Committee on Cultural Communities, emphasized that cultural preservation is a key ingredient to nationhood and […]
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August 25, 2014
In light of recent earthquakes, Senator Loren Legarda today said that the structural integrity of public infrastructure is vital in preventing an earthquake from turning into a major disaster.
Legarda, UN Champion for Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Change Adaptation for Asia-Pacific, made the statement following the recent earthquakes in the State of California in the US and in southern Peru.
“All public infrastructure, such as buildings, bridges, the MRT and LRT, and other similar structures, should be evaluated for their structural […]
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August 24, 2014
MANILA, Philippines – During the President’s recent State of the Nation Address (SONA), Senator Loren Legarda turned heads when she wore a traditional attire of the Mandaya indigenous community composed of a bado (blouse) with embroidered geometric designs of colorful threads and beads, and a dagmay (handwoven skirt) made of abaca strips, dyed using organic colorants from plants and herbs.
Earlier that day, she had attended the opening of the Second Regular Session of the 16th Congress, wearing a kinamayan skirt […]
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August 21, 2014
Senator Loren Legarda today encouraged Filipino curators and artists to submit their curatorial proposals for the Philippines’ national pavilion in the 56th International Art Exhibition of the Venice Biennale 2015.
Legarda said that the Coordinating Committee for the Philippine Participation to the 2015 Venice Biennale, composed of the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) and the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA), in partnership with the Office of Senator Loren Legarda, will be accepting proposals only until August 28, 2014.
“This is […]
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August 20, 2014
Senator Loren Legarda raised concerns over the risks posed by climate change, which has been causing extreme weather events, in the growth of the agriculture sector and in addressing poverty in the country.
Legarda, Chair of the Senate Committee on Climate Change, said that the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) already warned that climate change impacts will likely make poverty reduction more difficult, further erode food security, and prolong existing and create new poverty traps.
During the briefing by the Development […]
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