June 11, 2011
SENATOR LOREN LEGARDA URGED LOCAL GOVERNMENT UNITS (LGUS) TO INTEGRATE DISASTER RISK REDUCTION (DRR) AND CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION (CCA) TOOLS IN THEIR RESPECTIVE LAND USE AND DEVELOPMENT PLANS TO ENSURE THAT PROGRESS WILL NOT BE STUNTED DUE TO WEATHER-RELATED OCCURRENCES.
Legarda, Chair of the Senate Committee on Climate Change, noted that the United Nations’ 2011 Global Assessment Report on Disaster Risk Reduction showed that globally more people are protected from disasters, but the loss in economic assets have risen due […]
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June 8, 2011
TO BRING OUT AND ENHANCE THE FULL POTENTIAL OF THE COUNTRY’S YOUNG CITIZENS, SENATOR LOREN LEGARDA PUSHED FOR THE PASSAGE OF A BILL CREATING A NATIONAL POLICY THAT WOULD PROMOTE AND GUARANTEE STUDENTS’ RIGHTS AND WELFARE.
One of the salient features of Legarda’s proposed Senate Bill 1435 is the prohibition of involuntary contributions and imposing of fees beyond the actual cost of reproducing documents, academic records, and similar certifications.
She explained that increase in tuition or other school fees must […]
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June 7, 2011
SENATOR LOREN LEGARDA HAS PROPOSED THE INCLUSION OF INFORMATION ON ETHNIC ORIGIN IN THE CONDUCT OF NATIONAL CENSUS AS A WAY TO BETTER ADDRESS THE NEEDS OF INDIGENOUS PEOPLES (IP) GROUPS.
Legarda, Chair of the Senate Committee on Cultural Communities, said that Senate Bill 2858 would allow the inclusion of ethnic origin in the national survey conducted by the National Statistics Office (NSO), which would be useful in determining the specific concerns of IPs in various areas and finding suitable […]
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June 4, 2011
SENATOR LOREN LEGARDA CALLED FOR THE IMMEDIATE PASSAGE OF THE BILL AMENDING THE NATIONAL HEALTH INSURANCE ACT AS SHE EXPRESSED ALARM OVER THE FACT THAT MORE THAN 20 MILLION POOR FILIPINOS ARE YET TO BE COVERED BY THE GOVERNMENT’S HEALTHCARE PROGRAM.
In her co-sponsorship speech for Senate Bill 2849, An Act Amending National Health Insurance Act of 1995 (Republic Act 7875), Legarda said about 4.7 million indigent families or 23.5 million Filipinos have yet to be covered under the National […]
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May 31, 2011
SENATOR LOREN LEGARDA HAS SOUGHT FOR AN INVESTIGATION BY THE SENATE ON THE REASON BEHIND THE RECENT MASSIVE FISHKILL IN TAAL LAKE.
Legarda filed Senate Resolution 498 to direct the Senate Committees on Agriculture and Food, Environment and Natural Resources, and Climate Change to immediately conduct an inquiry on the matter as over 700 metric tons of milkfish and tilapia, worth approximately Php57.226-million, have been killed in the different fish cages surrounding Taal Lake since May 26.
“Both consumers and […]
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