Tag: Senator Loren Legarda

Senators laud signing of free tuition measure into law

(Eagle News) — Senators hailed President Rodrigo Duterte’s signing of the Universal Access to Quality Tertiary Education Act that gives full tuition subsidies to state universities and colleges, local tertiary schools and Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (Tesda)-accredited institutions. “I thank PRRD (Duterte) for signing the Free Tertiary Education Act. This will be one of the lasting legacies of his presidency and administration,” Senator Francis Escudero said. “Mission accomplished for revolutionary free tuition law,” […]

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Paris Agreement to take effect in Philippines in April

(Eagle News) — The Paris Agreement on Climate Change will take effect in the Philippines next month. This is according to Senator Loren Legarda, chair of the Senate committee on climate change. According to Legarda, the historic agreement that aims to keep global average temperature to well below two degrees Celsius below pre-industrial levels, and to limit the increase to 1.5 degrees Celsius, will enter into force in the country on April 22, exactly a year the […]

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Senate okays PHL membership to AIIB

  (Eagle News)– The Senate has approved the Articles of Agreement of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), with a vote count of 20-1, paving the way for the country’s membership to the China-led international financial institution. Senator Loren Legarda, sponsor of the Committee Report on the AIIB treaty, said the Philippines’ membership to the AIIB would help the country to achieve growth through accelerated infrastructure spending. “Infrastructure bottlenecks have stifled our growth potential for […]

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Sen. Legarda wants disaster-prone nations to act ahead of Paris Climate Treaty implementation

MANILa, Philippines (Eagle News) — Describing global warming as a “crisis”, Senator Loren Legarda on Monday said disaster-prone nations should take immediate action ahead of the implementation of the Paris agreement on Climate Change. During the Climate Vulnerable Forum (CVF) high-level climate policy forum at the Senate, she said, they cannot wait for the agreement to take effect before taking action. The CVF is a group of 43 developing countries in Africa, Asia, the Caribbean, […]

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Bill declaring Batanes a community-based cultural heritage and ecotourism zone nears enactment into law

A House proposal to declare the province of Batanes as a responsible, community-based, cultural heritage and ecotourism zone is nearing enactment into law after a Senate panel endorsed its plenary approval before lawmakers went on congressional adjournment two months ago. House Bill 6152, principally authored by Deputy Speaker and Batanes Lone District Rep. Henedina R. Abad, was approved by the Senate Committees on Environment and Natural Resources and on Tourism chaired by Senators Francis “Chiz” […]

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