August 10, 2014
Senator Loren Legarda said she is looking forward to the Philippines’ participation in the 56th International Art Exhibition of the Venice Biennale 2015 following a 50-year hiatus.
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) and the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA), in partnership with the Office of Senator Loren Legarda, recently announced the Philippine participation to the 2015 Venice Biennale through an open call for curatorial proposals.
“It has been 50 years since we last joined this prestigious contemporary art […]
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August 7, 2014
MANILA, Philippines – Alarmed with the proliferation of cyber sex crimes, Senator Loren Legarda on Thursday urged the national government to strengthen ties with international law enforcement organizations to combat this form of human trafficking.
Senator Legarda made the statement as she lamented that the crime has degraded family values, with parents themselves reportedly selling their own children online: “Parents are supposed to teach their children good values, but why are there mothers and fathers who willingly sell their children online […]
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August 7, 2014
MANILA – Senator Loren Legarda said there should be a stronger partnership among police organizations around the world to fight cybersex operations.
Legarda said cybersex is a threat to the society since it directly affects the family.
She lamented that some parents have resorted to peddling their own children as reported in a TV Patrol broadcast Wednesday.
“We need to find more ways to immediately combat cybersex because evidently, it is affecting the very core of our society, which is the family. Parents […]
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August 7, 2014
Alarmed with the proliferation of cyber sex trafficking, Senator Loren Legarda today stressed the importance of forging stronger partnerships with international police organizations to combat this form of human trafficking.
Legarda made the statement as she lamented that the crime has degraded family values as parents themselves sell their own children online.
“We need to find more ways to immediately combat cybersex because evidently, it is affecting the very core of our society, which is the family. Parents are supposed to teach […]
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August 4, 2014
Senator Loren Legarda renewed her call for continuous inquiry on the increasing incidents of media killings in the country as she lamented the low conviction rate in cases of slain journalists.
Legarda, a former broadcast journalist, filed anew a Resolution calling on the Senate to conduct an inquiry on incidents of media killings and said that, “the unresolved killings of media practitioners in the country will remain a threat to the constitutionally-guaranteed freedoms of expression and of the press – two […]
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