January 26, 2010
SEN. LOREN LEGARDA TODAY WARNED THAT UNLESS THE PHILIPPINES TAKES ACTION, CLIMATE CHANGE WOULD SEVERELY AFFECT THE PHILIPPINE ECONOMY, CREATING MORE POVERTY AND DRASTICALLY LOWERING ITS PRODUCTIVITY.
In an address at the Asian Institute of Management here, Loren said that “If the Philippines will do nothing, climate related risks will create a 6 percent decline of our GDP (Gross Domestic Product) annually by 2010.”
Loren, the NP vice presidential candidate, cited a report of the Asian Development Bank, stating that […]
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January 25, 2010
ILOILO CITY – SEN. LOREN LEGARDA TODAY HAILED ORGANIZERS OF THE DINAGYANG FESTIVAL IN ILOILO FOR MAKING THE ANNUAL CELEBRATION “A CELEBRATION OF THE FILIPINO SPIRIT AND A SHOWCASE OF FILIPINO PRIDE IN OUR OWN CULTURE.”
“Dinagyang is a major religious and cultural festival in the Visayas and has become a major tourism attraction, generating more visitors to Iloilo every year,” Loren said.
“With more tourist arrivals from this event, the province can generate more resources that it can use […]
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January 25, 2010
MANILA, PHILIPPINES – SEN. LOREN LEGARDA DEFENDED HERSELF YESTERDAY OVER CRITICISMS THAT SHE IS A POLITICAL TURNCOAT FOR SHIFTING LOYALTIES FROM ONE POLITICAL PARTY TO ANOTHER.
“Government must pursue urgent measures, including comprehensive watershed management, enhancement of irrigation efficiency, introduction of low water use crops and efficient farming practices, recycling of water and improvement of monitoring and forecasting systems for floods and droughts,” she said.
The country has 412 principal river basins in 119 proclaimed watersheds, a total of 99 […]
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January 25, 2010
TO AVERT A FOOD PRODUCTION CRISIS RESULTING FROM THE EL NIÑO WEATHER PHENOMENON, SEN. LOREN LEGARDA SUNDAY FILED A SENATE RESOLUTION FOR AN URGENT INQUIRY INTO THE POLICIES OF THE GOVERNMENT TO COUNTER EL NIÑO AND ENSURE FOOD SECURITY.
Legarda, chair of the Senate committee on food and agriculture, filed the resolution as the weather bureau has announced that the El Niño phenomenon or prolonged drought has already hit the Philippines and may last for six months until May.
The […]
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January 25, 2010
MANILA, PHILIPPINES – SEN. LOREN LEGARDA HAS FILED A SENATE RESOLUTION CALLING FOR AN URGENT INQUIRY INTO THE POLICIES OF THE GOVERNMENT TO COUNTER EL NIÑO AND ENSURE FOOD SECURITY.
Legarda, chairperson of the Senate committee on food and agriculture, filed the resolution as the weather bureau has announced that the El Niño phenomenon or prolonged drought has already hit the Philippines and may last for six months until May.
The Department of Agriculture has also warned that the prolonged […]
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