January 5, 2013
SENATOR LOREN LEGARDA CONDEMNED THE REPORTED HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS AGAINST MEMBERS OF THE MEDIA AND ENVIRONMENTAL ADVOCATES THAT HAVE PLAGUED THE COUNTRY FOR YEARS.
“Since 2001, according to a report of Kalikasan People’s Network for the Environment (Kalikasan PNE), 56 environmental advocates have been killed. This number includes the murders of forest guard Elpidio “Jojo” Malinao, Italian missionary Fr. Fausto Tenorio, Dr. Gerry Ortega, Leonard Co, and Willem Geertman, and Gilbert Paborada. As we welcomed the New Year, Alfredo Almueda, […]
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January 4, 2013
MANILA, Philippines — Because of the inevitable change in the global climate, Filipinos should face the prospect of eating less or no rice at all to go with their meals.
This was the warning issued yesterday by the Senate Climate Change Committee chaired by Sen. Loren Legarda who said that Filipinos need to take aggressive and immediate action to adapt to the changing climate and prevent further rise in global temperature or prepare themselves for meals with no rice at all.
With […]
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January 4, 2013
“I express my deepest condolences to the family of Stephanie Nicole Ella, a very young girl who was a victim of irresponsible gun firing. This tragic incident may not have happened if the use of firearms in the country were more strictly regulated, ensuring that there are no loose firearms,”
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January 3, 2013
SENATOR LOREN LEGARDA TODAY WARNED THAT FILIPINOS NEED TO TAKE AGGRESSIVE AND IMMEDIATE ACTION TO ADAPT TO THE CHANGING CLIMATE AND PREVENT FURTHER RISE IN GLOBAL TEMPERATURE OR PREPARE THEMSELVES FOR MEALS WITH NO RICE AT ALL.
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January 3, 2013
Senator Loren Legarda urges everyone to watch Brillante Mendoza’s Thy Womb with Nora Aunor, Bembol Roco and Lovi Poe.
She said that is is “a creative and fearless contribution to Filipino filmmaking,” and it deserved the seven awards it garnered at the recently concluded Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF).
Brillante Mendoza won Best Production Design and Best Director, while Odyssey Flores won Best Cinematography, Henry Burgos won Best Original Story.
Nora Aunor won Best Actress for Thy Womb.
The film also won the Gender […]
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