Legarda Pushes For Magna Carta for Barangays

October 27, 2010

AS BARANGAY LEADERS START A NEW TERM OF OFFICE FOLLOWING THE BARANGAY AND SANGGUNIANG KABATAAN ELECTIONS, SENATOR LOREN LEGARDA TODAY SOUGHT FOR THE PASSAGE OF A PROPOSED MEASURE ESTABLISHING THE MAGNA CARTA FOR BARANGAYS.
Legarda stressed that the national government should promote the welfare and prosperity of the barangay as it is the basic political unit where the collective views of the people in the community may be crystallized and considered.
“We want the national government to give more attention […]

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Legarda Pushes For Magna Carta for Barangays

October 27, 2010

AS BARANGAY LEADERS START A NEW TERM OF OFFICE FOLLOWING THE BARANGAY AND SANGGUNIANG KABATAAN ELECTIONS, SENATOR LOREN LEGARDA TODAY SOUGHT FOR THE PASSAGE OF A PROPOSED MEASURE ESTABLISHING THE MAGNA CARTA FOR BARANGAYS.
Legarda stressed that the national government should promote the welfare and prosperity of the barangay as it is the basic political unit where the collective views of the people in the community may be crystallized and considered.
“We want the national government to give more attention […]

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Legarda: Double efforts, act swiftly on disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation

October 25, 2010

SENATOR LOREN LEGARDA TODAY REITERATED HER CALL TO BOTH THE NATIONAL GOVERNMENT AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT UNITS (LGUS) TO DOUBLE THEIR EFFORTS AND ACT SWIFTLY TO MAKE THE COUNTRY RESILIENT TO DISASTERS AND ABLE TO COMBAT THE EFFECTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE.
Legarda made the statement as she noted that the Philippines ranked 6th in a Climate Change Vulnerability Index. Furthermore, Manila has been tagged as one of the most dangerous cities to live in if a natural hazard strikes.
“The whole […]

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Legarda: Double efforts, act swiftly on disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation

October 25, 2010

SENATOR LOREN LEGARDA TODAY REITERATED HER CALL TO BOTH THE NATIONAL GOVERNMENT AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT UNITS (LGUS) TO DOUBLE THEIR EFFORTS AND ACT SWIFTLY TO MAKE THE COUNTRY RESILIENT TO DISASTERS AND ABLE TO COMBAT THE EFFECTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE.
Legarda made the statement as she noted that the Philippines ranked 6th in a Climate Change Vulnerability Index. Furthermore, Manila has been tagged as one of the most dangerous cities to live in if a natural hazard strikes.
“The whole […]

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As world celebrates UN Day, Legarda commits to doing her part in achieving the MDGs, urges other RP leaders to do the same

October 24, 2010

SENATOR LOREN LEGARDA TODAY JOINS THE WORLD IN CELEBRATING THE UNITED NATIONS (UN) DAY.
As part of her support to the advocacies and programs of the UN, Legarda reiterated her commitment to do her part in helping the Philippines achieve the eight Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) by the year 2015.
“I join the world in commemorating the United Nations Day, which, according to UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, is ‘a day when we must resolve to do more’. Indeed, we have […]

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