June 23, 2011
IN A BID TO KEEP MINORS OUT OF THE STREETS, SENATOR LOREN LEGARDA PUSHED FOR THE IMMEDIATE PASSAGE OF A PROPOSED MEASURE THAT SEEKS TO ESTABLISH CRISIS CENTERS FOR STREET CHILDREN ALL OVER THE COUNTRY.
Citing statistics from the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), Legarda said that there are about 250,000 street children in 65 cities around the country. She expressed alarm over the fact that these children are exposed to risks to their health, well-being and lives.
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June 22, 2011
SENATOR LOREN LEGARDA HAS CALLED FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A CHILD NUTRITION PROGRAM IN ALL PUBLIC SCHOOLS NATIONWIDE TO ADDRESS BOTH FOOD INSECURITY AND MALNUTRITION AMONG SCHOOLCHILDREN.
Legarda made the call following the Department of Health’s appeal to schoolchildren to avoid junk food and other food items that contain ingredients such as Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP), which may be dangerous to health.
The Senator explained that aside from urging parents to have their children bring nutritious snacks to school, the government […]
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June 19, 2011
SENATOR LOREN LEGARDA HAILED THE PASSAGE IN CONGRESS OF THE MEASURE THAT WILL ESTABLISH A COMPREHENSIVE PROGRAM THAT WILL PROVIDE FREE VACCINATION SERVICES TO INFANTS AND CHILDREN.
Legarda, co-author of the “Mandatory Infant and Children Health Immunization Act of 2011”, said that the measure is a few steps away from becoming a law after the Senate Committee on Health and Demography recently submitted the Bicameral Conference Committee report on the disagreeing provisions of the Senate and House versions of the […]
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June 18, 2011
SENATOR LOREN LEGARDA TODAY CALLED ON FILIPINOS TO HIGHLIGHT AND HONOR ANOTHER FACET IN THE LIFE OF THE COUNTRY’S NATIONAL HERO – THAT OF BEING A HERO OF THE ENVIRONMENT.
Legarda, Chair of the Senate Committee on Climate Change and a staunch environmentalist, said that Dr. Jose Rizal also underscored the importance of caring for the environment through his actions, which Filipinos must recognize and aim to follow.
“Most of us know Dr. Jose Rizal as the highly-educated hero who […]
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June 17, 2011
SENATOR LOREN LEGARDA PUSHED FOR THE INCLUSION OF HUMAN RIGHTS COURSES IN ALL PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SCHOOLS IN THE COUNTRY TO ENSURE THAT ALL STUDENTS ARE AWARE OF THEIR RIGHTS AND TO PREVENT THEM FROM BEING VICTIMS OF HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSE.
“In a time when our society constantly experiences extra-judicial killings, discrimination based on ethnicity and gender, enforced disappearances, hunger, internal displacement due to armed conflict, sexual abuse, among others, it is a fact of life that many of our […]
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