Legarda Heads PHL Delegation to 2018 Climate Change Conference in Bonn

May 4, 2018

On May 5-9, 2018, Senator Loren Legarda will serve as the Head of the Philippine Delegation to the Climate Change Conference 2018 in Bonn, Germany.

The Bonn Climate Change Conference consists of meetings of three bodies: the 48th session of the Subsidiary Body for Implementation (SBI 48), the 48th session of the Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice (SBSTA 48) and the fifth part of the first session of the Ad Hoc Working Group on the Paris Agreement (APA 1-5).

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Legarda Files Bill to Allot P1.16-B for Dengvaxia Recipients

May 3, 2018

Senator Loren Legarda, Chair of the Senate Committee on Finance, today filed a bill to appropriate funds for medical support to those who were administered with the Dengvaxia vaccine.

Senate Bill No. 1794 appropriates Php1,161,710,000 as supplemental budget for 2018 as assistance to Dengvaxia vaccinees.

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Navigating the Philippine reality of space

May 2, 2018

Legarda said Philippine presence in the Venice Biennale is an “advocacy in itself.”

“Through our national pavilion, we are able to relate our truths to the world while also connecting with Filipinos, showing them the importance of architecture in inspiring life, shaping society and building a nation,” Legarda said.

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