December 7, 2014
Loren Legarda, who probably “lost (her) voice singing the same tune” about environmental disasters for over a decade now, said every barangay should have officials going around to inform their constituents about the effects of the oncoming typhoon and the corresponding measures every family should undertake. “Are we expecting a storm surge? Then we should warn our communities of the expected height of the waves and how far inland the flooding would reach,” she said, adding that this would ensure […]
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November 20, 2014
The Philippine participation in the 2014 Venice Architecture Biennale through the collateral event “Time Space Exhibit” by the Global Art Affairs Foundation opens opportunities for our country’s architects to be in conversation with the rest of the world. The Philippine experience with Yolanda, captured and depicted vividly in Brillante Mendoza’s documentary, is a reflection of the potential of our country to influence and redefine architecture. I would like to personally thank Senator Loren Legarda for her support to this endeavor […]
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October 29, 2014
To her credit, Legarda has been taking up national issues and concerns even as these matters do not always get her on the front pages of newspapers or played up in radio and TV news. This obviously does not deter her from pursuing her advocacies that are not controversial enough for media’s attention. She keeps busy promoting her pet projects from highfalutin subjects like climate change and disaster risk reduction to ethnic weaving and promoting the rights of local indigenous […]
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October 25, 2014
Philstar Columnist Barbara Gonzales visited the 2014 Manila Fame and noticed an Itneg navy blue fabric with frogs embroidered on it on display. She spoke with the Itneg women and learned that Senator Loren Legarda funded their participation in the Manila Fame. In her column, Gonzales remarked, “I was touched by their presence at Manila Fame because it showed me that little by little, very slowly the government was beginning to realize that our crafts are an integral part of […]
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June 5, 2014
Hi Sen Loren. Thank you and congratulations for the excellent presentation, powerful message and inspiring stories of real women heroines of the Philippines for climate change. You are the best advocate of change in this regard! What an engaging speech!
– Sec. Armin Luistro, Department of Education
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