August 27, 2010
SENATOR LOREN LEGARDA, CHAIR OF THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON CULTURAL COMMUNITIES SAID THERE IS A NEED FOR A MORE RESPONSIVE AND COMPREHENSIVE ANTI-DISCRIMINATORY LAW FOR THE INDIGENOUS PEOPLES ALL OVER THE COUNTRY.
“Our anti-discriminatory laws are scattered in different laws. This makes it hard to implement, much less to disseminate and make known to the people. We need one law that will encapsulate all aspects of discrimination, be it in the workplace, at home, in schools, and be it racial, […]
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August 27, 2010
SENATOR LOREN LEGARDA URGED THE COMMISSION ON CLIMATE CHANGE, THE MMDA, DPWH, DOH, DOE, DA, DENR, LAGUNA LAKE DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY, THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND OTHER KEY GOVERNMENT AGENCIES TO CLOSELY WORK TOGETHER AND JOINTLY CONNECT WITH COMMUNITIES MOST VULNERABLE TO THE IMPACT OF CLIMATE CHANGE.
After the second hearing, the Chair of the Senate Committee on Climate Change assessed that the vision, strategies and action plans of various government agencies have an apparent disconnect.
“The consequences of their separate […]
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August 23, 2010
LEGARDA FILED SENATE BILL NO. 1339 WHICH ADDRESSES THE PROBLEM OF DRUNK OR DRUG DRIVING THROUGH A COMPREHENSIVE SYSTEMS APPROACH, WHICH INCLUDES:
1. driver education,
2.mandatory alcohol and drug testing of drivers involved in fatal motor vehicle accidents,
3.the establishment of a drunk driving prevention fund for the purpose of funding the implementation of this proposed legislation, and
4. the conduct of public information campaigns by alcohol beverage manufacturers about drunk driving and its ill effects with the end in […]
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August 21, 2010
SENATOR LOREN LEGARDA ASKED THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON TRADE AND INDUSTRY TO CONDUCT A LEGISLATIVE INQUIRY INTO THE HIGH PRICES OF MAJOR PETROLEUM PRODUCTS IN THE PROVINCE OF CEBU COMPARED TO THOSE IN METRO-MANILA AND OTHER AREAS OF THE COUNTRY.
“The Cebu Chamber of Commerce and Industry said the prices of unleaded gasoline and diesel in Cebu are relatively higher by an average of P4.83 than the prices in Metro Manila; by an average of P1.02 than the prices in […]
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August 21, 2010
SENATOR LOREN LEGARDA ASKED THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON TRADE AND INDUSTRY TO CONDUCT A LEGISLATIVE INQUIRY INTO THE HIGH PRICES OF MAJOR PETROLEUM PRODUCTS IN THE PROVINCE OF CEBU COMPARED TO THOSE IN METRO-MANILA AND OTHER AREAS OF THE COUNTRY.
“The Cebu Chamber of Commerce and Industry said the prices of unleaded gasoline and diesel in Cebu are relatively higher by an average of P4.83 than the prices in Metro Manila; by an average of P1.02 than the prices in […]
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