September 1, 2010
SENATOR LOREN LEGARDA, CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN RELATIONS, WANTS A CONCRETE ACCOMPLISHMENT REPORT ON THE ARREST, PROSECUTION AND CONVICTION OF HUMAN TRAFFICKERS FROM THE INTER-AGENCY COUNCIL AGAINST TRAFFICKING COMPOSED OF OFFICIALS FROM THE DOJ, DSWD, DFA, DOLE, POEA, BUREAU OF IMMIGRATION, AND THE PNP.
“Seven years have passed since the passage of our law against human trafficking, mandating the creation of a National Strategic Plan of Action against trafficking, and yet it seems we are going nowhere,” Legarda […]
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August 30, 2010
SENATOR LOREN LEGARDA SAID THAT WILLFUL FAILURE OF A PARENT TO PAY CHILD SUPPORT SHOULD BE PUNISHABLE BY REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7610 OR THE SPECIAL PROTECTION OF CHILDREN AGAINST CHILD ABUSE, EXPLOITATION AND DISCRIMINATION ACT AND PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 603 AS AMENDED OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE CHILD AND YOUTH WELFARE CODE.
Legarda filed Senate Bill No. 1338 to defend the right of the child.
The proposal is to include the willful failure to pay child support.
“Child support refers to […]
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August 29, 2010
SENATOR LOREN LEGARDA INTRODUCED AMENDMENTS TO THE “SEXUAL HARASSMENT LAW” TO INCLUDE SENDING SMS MESSAGES, ELECTRONIC MAIL, INTERNET CHAT AND OTHER SIMILAR MEANS OF CONVEYING MESSAGES VIA ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATION THAT CONSTITUTE SEXUAL HARASSMENT UNDER THE SAID LAW.
Legarda’s Senate Bill No. 1412 intends to expand the medium of communication by which demands and requests for sexual favors constituting acts of sexual harassment, as defined under RA 7877, otherwise known as the “Sexual Harassment Law” by proposing an amendment to Section […]
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August 28, 2010
SENATOR LOREN LEGARDA SEEKS AN INQUIRY ON THE ALLEGATIONS THAT PUBLIC BUSES ARE NOT PHYSICALLY SUBJECTED TO THE TESTS BY THE LAND TRANSPORTATION OFFICE AND THEIR OPERATORS ARE BEING ASKED TO MERELY PAY A CERTAIN AMOUNT IN EXCHANGE FOR THE ISSUANCE OF THE VEHICLE REGISTRATION.
Legarda filed P.S. Res. No. 138 asking the Senate Committee on Natural Resources and Environment to conduct a legislative inquiry on selective emission testing because of reports that the LTO has been remiss in its […]
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August 27, 2010
SENATOR LOREN LEGARDA, CHAIR OF THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON CULTURAL COMMUNITIES SAID THERE IS A NEED FOR A MORE RESPONSIVE AND COMPREHENSIVE ANTI-DISCRIMINATORY LAW FOR THE INDIGENOUS PEOPLES ALL OVER THE COUNTRY.
“Our anti-discriminatory laws are scattered in different laws. This makes it hard to implement, much less to disseminate and make known to the people. We need one law that will encapsulate all aspects of discrimination, be it in the workplace, at home, in schools, and be it racial, […]
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