IN LIGHT OF RECENT HEAVY RAINS AND ENSUING FLOODS, SENATOR LOREN LEGARDA CAUTIONED THAT UNLESS THE SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT LAW AND FLOOD CONTROL PROJECTS ARE PROPERLY IMPLEMENTED, THE COUNTRY IS GOING TO FACE MORE DISASTERS AKIN TO THE TRAGEDIES CAUSED BY STRONG TYPHOONS LIKE ONDOY AND SENDONG.
Read More“The job of our government does not end with certifying countries as safe havens for our OFWs. The more countries our government certifies as OFW-safe destinations, the better it be prepared to address contingencies that may face our OFWs,”
Read MoreON THE OCCASION OF HER MAJESTY QUEEN SOFIA OF SPAIN’S FIVE-DAY VISIT TO THE PHILIPPINES THIS WEEK, SENATOR LOREN LEGARDA WILL TOUR THE QUEEN TO THE NATIONAL MUSEUM’S HIBLA NG LAHING FILIPINO: THE ARTISTRY OF PHILIPPINE TEXTILES, THE FIRST PERMANENT TEXTILES GALLERIES IN THE COUNTRY.
Read More“As we observe National Disaster Consciousness Month this July, it would be best to make our people understand how they can contribute to making our communities disaster-resilient and urge them to actually take part in such activities. For instance, restoring our coastal mangrove forests and continuous tree-growing activities are simple yet effective defenses against several types of hazards,”
Read MoreAS THE NATIONAL NUTRITION COUNCIL GETS READY TO LAUNCH NUTRITION MONTH ON JULY 2, SENATOR LOREN LEGARDA LAUDED THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION (DEPED) ON ITS INITIATIVE TO PROMOTE EATING VEGETABLES AMONG SCHOOLCHILDREN THROUGH THE ‘GULAYAN SA PAARALAN’ PROJECT.
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