January 2, 2013
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO—Sen. Loren Legarda has scheduled disaster risk reduction (DRR) workshops in eight regions this year while Sen. Aquilino Pimentel III has proposed to give salaries for permanent DRR officers in cities, towns and provinces.
The DRR workshops are set in the Cordillera, the Ilocos, Cagayan Valley, Western Visayas, Central Visayas, Davao, Soccsksargen, Calabarzon and Mimaropa.
In 2012, Legarda said her office had facilitated regional forums on DRR and climate change adaptation (CCA) in Metro Manila, the Zamboanga […]
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January 2, 2013
SENATOR LOREN LEGARDA DENOUNCED IN STRONGEST POSSIBLE TERMS THE MURDER OF A COMMUNITY ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES OFFICER (CENRO) IN NAGTIPUNAN, QUIRINO SHORTLY AFTER MIDNIGHT ON JANUARY 1.
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January 1, 2013
SENATOR LOREN LEGARDA HAILED BRILLANTE MENDOZA’S LATEST FILM “THY WOMB” AS A CREATIVE AND FEARLESS CONTRIBUTION TO FILIPINO FILMMAKING, AND ADDED THAT 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, and Nora Aunor won Best Actress for “Thy Womb”. The film also won the Gender Sensitivity Special Award for the Mainstream […]
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December 31, 2012
AS WE WELCOME 2013, LET US REFLECT ON OUR TRIUMPHS BOTH BIG AND SMALL, AND FOCUS OUR STRENGTHS ON BUILDING ON THESE SUCCESSES.
As we face the challenges of the changing climate, let us join hands and ensure our country’s disaster resilience.
Let us face the coming year with hope, and trust that 2013 will see us redefine development and cultivate genuine progress that will be felt by all Filipinos.
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December 29, 2012
SENATOR LOREN LEGARDA URGED FILIPINOS TO CELEBRATE RIZAL DAY BY UPHOLDING DR. JOSE RIZAL’S CORE VALUES OF INTEGRITY AND NATIONALISM IN EVERYDAY LIFE.
“Dr. Jose Rizal was an unparalleled visionary whose thoughts and actions have forever changed the landscape of our identity as Filipinos. His ideas began the revolution that earned us our freedom, and his integrity and nationalism continue to inspire new generations,” she said.
“On December 30, we have a collective opportunity to pay our respects to him […]
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