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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October 23, 2010
SENATOR LOREN LEGARDA TODAY PUSHED FOR THE IMMEDIATE PASSAGE OF A PROPOSED MEASURE THAT SEEKS TO QUALIFY THE KILLING OF MEMBERS OF BROADCAST AND PRINT MEDIA IN THE PERFORMANCE OF THEIR DUTIES AS A CRIME OF MURDER.
Legarda stressed the importance of the measure as she noted that the Philippines fell 34 notches in the world press freedom ranking primarily due to the Maguindanao massacre.
“The numerous cases of journalists and media practitioners killed in the line of duty have […]
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October 23, 2010
SENATOR LOREN LEGARDA TODAY PUSHED FOR THE IMMEDIATE PASSAGE OF A PROPOSED MEASURE THAT SEEKS TO QUALIFY THE KILLING OF MEMBERS OF BROADCAST AND PRINT MEDIA IN THE PERFORMANCE OF THEIR DUTIES AS A CRIME OF MURDER.
Legarda stressed the importance of the measure as she noted that the Philippines fell 34 notches in the world press freedom ranking primarily due to the Maguindanao massacre.
“The numerous cases of journalists and media practitioners killed in the line of duty have […]
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October 22, 2010
SENATOR LOREN LEGARDA, CHAIR OF THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON CLIMATE CHANGE, TODAY CALLED FOR A REVIEW OF THE GOVERNMENT’S POLICIES AND PROGRAMS ON ADDRESSING THE VULNERABILITY OF THE AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES SECTOR TO THE IMPACT OF CLIMATE CHANGE.
Legarda made the appeal after Typhoon Juan, which battered the northern part of Luzon, damaged an initial estimate of Php1.556 billion worth of crops, mostly corn and palay.
According to the Department of Agriculture, affected palay crops in Regions 2 and 3 […]
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October 22, 2010
SENATOR LOREN LEGARDA, CHAIR OF THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON CLIMATE CHANGE, TODAY CALLED FOR A REVIEW OF THE GOVERNMENT’S POLICIES AND PROGRAMS ON ADDRESSING THE VULNERABILITY OF THE AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES SECTOR TO THE IMPACT OF CLIMATE CHANGE.
Legarda made the appeal after Typhoon Juan, which battered the northern part of Luzon, damaged an initial estimate of Php1.556 billion worth of crops, mostly corn and palay.
According to the Department of Agriculture, affected palay crops in Regions 2 and 3 […]
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