November 18, 2011
Senator Loren Legarda has called for support in seeking funds for the state-owned television network, People’s Television Network, Inc. (PTNI), noting that it does not receive annual appropriation for its operations.
“The PTV4 has no allocation from the government and is not allowed to receive commercial revenues, how then is it able to survive? We need to resuscitate our national television because it has a great potential, not for propaganda, but for information dissemination of the advocacies of our various departments […]
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November 16, 2011
Senator Loren Legarda urged the government to immediately comply with the requirements of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) for the country to have access to the Climate Change Adaptation Fund.
“The proposed budget may not be enough for all our disaster risk reduction efforts and while we are establishing a one-billion-peso fund for climate adaptation efforts through the People’s Survival Fund Act, which the Senate has already passed on third reading, it is never enough,” Legarda, Chair […]
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November 12, 2011
Senator Loren Legarda today pushed for the improvement and upgrading of libraries and reading centers in the country to aid students in accomplishing their schoolwork and to revive their interest in reading.
Legarda made the call as the country observes the National Reading Month, which the Department of Education (DepEd) aims to use as an avenue to promote reading and literacy among the Filipino youth.
“We commend the DepEd for coming up with a series of programs for the National Reading Month […]
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November 12, 2011
Senator Loren Legarda today expressed jubilation over the inclusion of the Puerto Princesa Underground River in the New Seven Wonders of Nature as she stressed the need to strengthen efforts to protect and preserve the country’s natural heritage.
“I am happy that the Puerto Princesa Underground River made it to the New Seven Wonders of Nature. I congratulate our government, and most especially the city government of Puerto Princesa, led by Mayor Edward Hagedorn, for its efforts and intensive campaign to […]
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November 10, 2011
Senator Loren Legarda today urged Filipinos to keep voting for the Puerto Princesa Underground River in Palawan to make it one of the New 7 Wonders (N7W) of Nature.
Legarda made the appeal as the voting ends at precisely 11:11am GMT (7:11pm, Philippine time) tomorrow, November 11, 2011.
The Senator said that the inclusion of the Puerto Princesa Underground River, the longest navigable underground river in the world, in the New 7 Wonders of Nature will help preserve this natural treasure.
“The New […]
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