February 23, 2011
AS UNREST WORSENS IN SOME COUNTRIES IN THE MIDDLE EAST, PARTICULARLY IN LIBYA WHERE PROTESTERS AND SECURITY FORCES HAVE ENGAGED IN BLOODY CLASHES, SENATOR LOREN LEGARDA TODAY CALLED ON THE GOVERNMENT TO GUARANTEE THE SAFETY OF FILIPINOS BY MAKING SURE THAT A DEFINITE PLAN OF ACTION IS IN PLACE AND READY FOR EXECUTION ANY TIME.
Legarda, Chair of the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, cited a report from the International Federation for Human Rights (IFHR) that the protests in Libya […]
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February 23, 2011
FOLLOWING THE STRONG EARTHQUAKE IN NEW ZEALAND AND A MILDER TREMOR HERE IN THE PHILIPPINES, SENATOR LOREN LEGARDA TODAY REITERATED HER CALL FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF DISASTER PREPAREDNESS MEASURES IN EDUCATIONAL AND HEALTH CARE ESTABLISHMENTS.
Legarda, the Asia-Pacific Regional Champion for Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Change Adaptation, stressed the importance of evaluating the structural integrity of various establishments in the country and the regular conduct of fire and earthquake drills particularly in schools and hospitals, as disasters may occur […]
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February 23, 2011
SENATOR LOREN LEGARDA TODAY COMMENDED THE PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT OF CAMARINES SUR, LED BY GOVERNOR LUIS RAYMUND VILLAFUERTE, JR., FOR THE LAUNCH OF ITS ENVIRONMENTAL CAMPAIGN DUBBED AS EL VERDE 12 MILLION TREES BY 2012, AND URGED OTHER LOCAL GOVERNMENT UNITS TO JOIN THE GREEN ADVOCACY CAMPAIGN.
“I laud the efforts of Governor LRay and the citizens of Camarines Sur in saving our ecosystem through massive tree-growing and in raising the awareness of our people on environmental concerns through this program,” […]
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February 22, 2011
SENATOR LOREN LEGARDA TODAY PRESSED FOR THE IMMEDIATE PASSAGE OF PROPOSED MEASURES THAT SEEK TO ADDRESS THE PROBLEM OF HUNGER AND MALNUTRITION AMONG CHILDREN, NOTING THAT MORE THAN HALF OF FILIPINO CHILDREN ARE UNDERNOURISHED.
Based on the Seventh National Nutrition Survey initiated by the Food and Nutrition Research Institute of the Department of Science and Technology (FNRI-DOST), about 3.35 million children ages 0-5 years old are underweight, 3.57 million are stunted, and 780,000 are classified as thin.
Moreover, 55.7% of […]
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February 16, 2011
SENATOR LOREN LEGARDA TODAY STRESSED THAT THE GOVERNMENT MUST EXHAUST ALL LEGAL MEANS TO AID FILIPINOS FACING DEATH SENTENCES IN FOREIGN NATIONS, PARTICULARLY THE THREE FILIPINOS IN CHINA CONVICTED FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING AND SENTENCED TO DEATH BY THE SUPREME PEOPLE’S COURT (SPC) IN BEIJING.
“The Philippine government is duty-bound to extend full protection and exhaust all legal means to aid our countrymen. The Philippine Migrant Workers’ Act demands no less than that. The Department of Foreign Affairs(DFA) should pursue efforts […]
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