Legarda pledges help for damaged school building

December 3, 2014

Bayambang, Pangasinan – Senator Loren Legarda has assured the Parents-Teachers Association of Bayambang Central School here that she would help in the restoration of the fire-damaged Gabaldon school building.
Legarda stressed that as built heritage structures, the Gabaldon buildings represent historic, architectural and socio-political significance to the country.
“These structures symbolize the first foundation of the Philippine public school system during the American colonial regime, in which each Filipino child, even from the most remote areas of the country, had access to […]

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Legarda proposes ‘road diet’ to address traffic congestion

December 3, 2014

SENATOR Loren Legarda said Wednesday proper use of roads will help address traffic congestion in cities.
“How do we solve the problem of traffic? The solution does not seem to be the widening of roads or the construction of more flyovers, because over time, new roads would just be filled with new cars,” Legarda said in a privilege speech.
“The solution is simple, simple but brilliant: a road diet. We need to constrict our roads so that we will be forced to […]

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Legarda Hails EO on Climate Change

December 1, 2014

Senator Loren Legarda today hailed the President’s move to task the various agencies of government to work together towards addressing climate change and building the country’s resilience.
 
Legarda, Chair of the Senate Committee on Climate Change, expressed her support to  President Benigno Aquino III’s Executive Order No. 174, which institutionalizes a greenhouse gas inventory management and reporting system, and tasks the Climate Change Commission (CCC) to lead the formulation of climate change adaptation and mitigation policies and strategies.
 
“As a nation that is […]

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Legarda: Tausug Weavers to Showcase their Craft at National Museum

November 28, 2014

Senator Loren Legarda invites citizens to a weaving demonstration by Tausugs from Sulu at the National Museum on November 29-30, from 1:30 to 4:30 p.m.
 
Legarda, patron of the country’s first permanent textile gallery,Hibla ng Lahing Filipino, said that Tausugs from Lagasan, Parang, Sulu will demonstrate how to weave the pis siyabit.
 
“I invite Filipinos to visit the Hibla gallery to witness how Tausugs weave intricate patterns to form the pis siyabit, the traditional headdress of the Tausug men. Through this demonstration, we can better appreciate […]

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Legarda Lauds Bayanihan sa Daan Project

November 27, 2014

Senator Loren Legarda today lauded the team behind the Bayanihan sa Daan Awards for taking initiatives to promote ways to reduce traffic and improve the country’s public transportation system.
 
Legarda expressed her support to promoting a multi-modal system of movement and transportation during the launch of the Bayanihan sa Daan Awards at the Kalayaan Hall, Malacanang Palace.
 
Bayanihan sa Daan recognizes leaders and ordinary citizens who have been going the extra mile to effect positive change, particularly in thinking of ways to decongest road traffic.
 
“The horrendous traffic […]

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