Senator Loren Legarda today lauded weaving communities in the country for preserving the tradition of weaving as she encouraged local governments to support such initiatives. Legarda made the statement as she witnessed the turn-over of the Balungis Trading Center, sponsored by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), to the Malapatan Municipal Government in [...]
The different regions and provinces of the country are distinguished not only by political borders but also by diverse cultural traditions, and Senator Loren Legarda aims to thread a link to this diversity through the Hibla ng Lahing Filipino: Traditional Philippine Textile Gallery. Legarda, Chair of the Senate Committee on Cultural Communities, conceptualized the creation [...]
Senator Loren Legarda today called for an investigation on the reported mining activities being conducted within the area of the Ifugao Rice Terraces. Legarda explained that during the on-site consultative meeting of the Committee on Cultural Communities, which she chairs, concerns were raised over the potential gold mining activities in the rice clusters of the [...]
The Senator Loren Legarda Lecture Series on Philippine Traditional Textiles and Indigenous Knowledge officially starts today along with the preview of the Textile Galleries at the National Museum. The initiative was conceptualized by Senator Legarda, Chair of the Senate Committee on Cultural Communities. It aims to explore the aesthetics, material culture and processes of ethnic [...]
In a bid to get first-hand information on the reported worsening state of the Ifugao Rice Terraces and determine effective measures to preserve this national heritage, Senator Loren Legarda traveled to the Province of Ifugao for a consultation with various stakeholders. The Senator’s visit will start with a forum today on climate change at the [...]
Senator Loren Legarda has enjoined concerned government agencies and community stakeholders to ensure the immediate commencement of rehabilitation plans for the Ifugao Rice Terraces. Personally witnessing the changes that have taken place in one of the country’s world-renowned heritage sites, Legarda, Chair of the Senate Committee on Cultural Communities, stressed that concrete and sustained actions [...]
In celebration of the Philippine Tropical Fabrics Month, Senator Loren Legarda urged the government and concerned sectors to push for programs that would better promote the nation’s tropical fabrics. Legarda, principal author of the Philippine Tropical Fabrics Law of 2004 (R.A. No. 9242), commended the government’s directive to carry out extensive research on indigenous fabrics [...]
Stressing that the Lake Lanao and its watersheds are now in the middle of an ecological crisis, Senator Loren Legarda is pushing for the creation of the Lake Lanao Development Authority. Legarda said that a 2006 study made by the Mindanao State University found that the Lake suffers from massive algae contamination brought about by [...]
Senator Loren Legarda today commended the Department of Education (DepEd) for taking a step further in bringing education closer to Filipinos belonging to indigenous cultural communities (ICCs) through the Indigenous Peoples Education Office (IPsEO). Legarda, Chair of the Senate Committee on Cultural Communities, said that as a basic right, education should be made accessible to [...]
Senator Loren Legarda pushed for the improvement of programs and strengthening of mechanisms for the protection of the rights of female members of indigenous peoples (IP) groups in the country. Legarda, Chair of the Senate Committee on Cultural Communities, said that the regional assemblies that the committee organized and her personal visits to IP communities [...]
Senator Loren Legarda today lauded weaving communities in the country for preserving the tradition of weaving as she encouraged local governments to support such initiatives. Read More >>
