July 3, 2011
SENATOR LOREN LEGARDA TODAY REITERATED HER CALL FOR THE PROTECTION OF THE IFUGAO RICE TERRACES FOLLOWING THE SPREAD OF REPORTS ABOUT ITS INCLUSION IN THE UNITED NATIONS EDUCATIONAL, SCIENTIFIC AND CULTURAL ORGANIZATION’S (UNESCO) LIST OF ENDANGERED SITES.
Legarda said that the Ifugao Rice Terraces has been dubbed as an Eighth Wonder of the World and inscribed in the World Heritage List in 1995 by the UNESCO. However, it was included in the 1999 World Monument Watch’s list of 100 most […]
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July 2, 2011
SENATOR LOREN LEGARDA TODAY SAID THAT THERE ARE A HUNDRED MORE REASONS FOR FILIPINOS TO STRENGTHEN EFFORTS IN CONSERVING PHILIPPINE BIODIVERSITY WITH THE DISCOVERY OF MORE THAN ONE HUNDRED NEW SPECIES IN THE COUNTRY’S RAINFORESTS AND SEAS.
Legarda noted that a team of scientists, researchers and biodiversity conservationists from the University of the Philippines and the California Academy of Sciences, led by Dr. Perry Ong and Dr. Terry Gosliner, conducted the 2011 Philippine Biodiversity Expedition from April to June.
The […]
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July 1, 2011
SENATOR LOREN LEGARDA IS SEEKING CONCRETE GOVERNMENT ACTION IN LIGHT OF THE ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SAUDI LABOR MINISTRY OF ITS PLANS TO PHASE OUT UNSKILLED FOREIGN WORKERS FROM THE KINGDOM AND REPLACE THEM WITH SAUDIS. NEW RULES AND REGULATIONS ARE REPORTEDLY BEING FINALIZED AS PART OF THE “SAUDIZATION” PROCESS.
“We cannot sit idly by and wait for the mass termination and deportation of our workers from Saudi Arabia,” Legarda said.
“I am alarmed that Secretary of Labor Rosalinda Baldoz, based […]
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June 30, 2011
SENATOR LOREN LEGARDA TODAY SAID IT IS ABOUT TIME THAT THE DEPARTMENT OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS (DFA) INITIATE AND PURSUE THE CONVENING OF THE JOINT COMMISSION MEETING (JCM) WITH THE GOVERNMENT OF THE KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA (KSA) TO DISCUSS VARIOUS MATTERS AFFECTING OVERSEAS FILIPINO WORKERS (OFW).
Legarda, Chair of the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, filed Senate Resolution 443, which calls for the convening of the PHL-KSA JCM as it is necessary to address the concerns of OFWs in Saudi […]
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June 30, 2011
SENATOR LOREN LEGARDA TODAY URGED LOCAL GOVERNMENT UNITS (LGUS) TO EXHAUST ALL MEANS TO IMPROVE FLOOD MITIGATION MEASURES AND LESSEN, IF NOT PREVENT ALTOGETHER, DAMAGES AND CASUALTIES FROM FLOODS.
Legarda, Chair of the Senate Committee on Climate Change, made the call as flash floods that were caused by heavy rains hit several areas in Davao City and resulted in the death of at least 25 people as of Thursday morning.
“Many of our LGUs have already started investing in flood […]
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