Senator Loren Legarda presides over a joint public hearing of the Committee on National Defense and Security, Peace, Unification and Reconciliation, tackling proposed measures including the Department of National Defense Transformation Act, the implem

Senator Loren Legarda presides over a joint public hearing of the Committee on National Defense and Security, Peace, Unification and Reconciliation, tackling proposed measures including the Department of National Defense Transformation Act, the implem  facebook.com


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