December 9, 2011
SENATOR LOREN LEGARDA TODAY EXPRESSED SUPPORT TO THE GOVERNMENT’S PLAN TO CREATE A DATABASE OF ALL FARMERS AND FISHERFOLK IN THE COUNTRY THAT WILL FACILITATE EFFICIENT AND TARGETED DELIVERY OF ASSISTANCE TO THE AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES SECTOR.
Legarda is referring to the national registry for farmers and fisherfolk which the departments of Budget, Agriculture, Agrarian Reform, and Local Government, and the National Statistics Office are planning to setup. The database will contain information such as names, addresses, farm locations, poverty […]
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December 6, 2011
WHILE THE WORLD AWAITS THE OUTCOME OF THE 17TH SESSION OF THE CONFERENCE OF THE PARTIES (COP) OF THE UN FRAMEWORK CONVENTION ON CLIMATE CHANGE IN DURBAN, SOUTH AFRICA, SENATOR LOREN LEGARDA ENCOURAGED DEVELOPED NATIONS TO CREATE A PEOPLE’S SURVIVAL FUND THROUGH THE GREEN CLIMATE FUND (GCF).
Legarda, the UN International Strategy for Disaster Reduction Champion for Asia Pacific, said she hopes that the Durban talks would bring into action what was already agreed upon during the 16th COP in […]
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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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