December 4, 2011
SENATOR LOREN LEGARDA TODAY RENEWED HER CALL TO THE GOVERNMENT AND CITIZENS TO ENGAGE IN THE KIND OF DEVELOPMENT THAT IS PRODUCTIVE IN ALL ASPECTS AND SHUN PRACTICES THAT ARE DESTRUCTIVE TO THE ENVIRONMENT, SOCIETY AND ONE’S SELF.
Legarda made the statement following the release of the result of the 2011 Mercier’s Quality of Living Survey, which ranked Manila the 128th most livable city out of 221 cities assessed in the world.
“Our current paradigm of progress reflects our ways-unmindful […]
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December 3, 2011
SENATOR LOREN LEGARDA WELCOMES THE PROCESS OF DEMOCRATIZATION UNFOLDING IN MYANMAR. “THE DOORS FOR DEEPER ENGAGEMENT WITH MYANMAR HAVE BEEN OPENED. COUNTRIES, INCLUDING THE PHILIPPINES, NEED TO RESPOND BY EXTENDING SUPPORT TO THE CONSTRUCTIVE REFORM EFFORTS IN MYANMAR,” SENATOR LEGARDA, CHAIR OF THE SENATE FOREIGN RELATIONS COMMITTEE SAID.
Legarda was the first Philippine official who visited Aung San Suu Kyi when she was released from house arrest in November last year. Her two sons, joining her on the personal visit, […]
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December 2, 2011
“THE DEATH PENALTY AGAINST A 35-YEAR OLD FILIPINO NATIONAL CONVICTED OF DRUG TRAFFICKING IN CHINA IS UNFORTUNATE, BUT WE NEED TO RESPECT THE DECISION,” SENATOR LOREN LEGARDA SAID IN REACTION TO THE DEATH PENALTY AFFIRMED BY THE HIGH PEOPLE’S COURT (HPC) OF GUANGXI ZHUANG AUTONOMOUS REGION IN CHINA.
The execution is scheduled to be carried out on December 8, 2011.
The Filipino national was arrested on September 13, 2008 at the Guilin International Airport in Southern China while attempting to […]
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November 30, 2011
Senator Loren Legarda today said that the government should pursue its development initiatives in relation to the priorities set forth by state participants during the recent Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit in Bali, Indonesia, and the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Economic (APEC) Leaders’ Meeting in Honolulu, Hawaii.
Legarda, Chair of the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, said that in both meetings, the need for greater cooperation among nations on disaster resiliency and the development of micro, small, and medium-scale enterprises […]
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November 28, 2011
During a briefing held by the Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs on the recently-concluded Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summits, Senator Loren Legarda stressed the need to translate regional objectives into local action, focusing on the pursuit of sustainable development projects.
With green growth being one of the objectives of these regional groupings, Legarda stressed that technical cooperation with the United States and the ASEAN countries should be established and expressed hope that the United […]
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