January 17, 2010
THE COUNTRY MAY BE BLESSED WITH ABUNDANT WATER AT THIS TIME, BUT WE FACE AN ACUTE WATER CRISIS IN THE NEAR FUTURE IF WE DO NOT CONSERVE THIS VITAL RESOURCE, ACCORDING TO SEN. LOREN LEGARDA.
Loren pointed out: “Water stress, amplified by climate change, will create a growing security challenge. The changing climate will adversely affect the country’s watersheds and the population of around 24 million, the forests and their biodiversity, as well as 1.5 million of agricultural lands dependent […]
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January 17, 2010
IN THE WAKE OF THE WIDESPREAD DEVASTATION CAUSED BY A MAGNITUDE 7 EARTHQUAKE IN THE CENTRAL AMERICAN NATION OF HAITI, I AM RENEWING MY CALL FOR THE PHILIPPINE GOVERNMENT TO TAKE FIRM MEASURES TO COPE WITH AN EQUALLY POWERFUL EARTHQUAKE THAT COULD PROVE CATASTROPHIC AND CAUSE LOSS OF MANY LIVES AND EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO PROPERTY.
As United Nation’s Asia Pacific champion for disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation, I extend my deepest sympathies to the people of Haiti for […]
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January 15, 2010
IN LIGHT OF THE MASSIVE EARTHQUAKE THAT DEVASTATED HAITI, SENATOR LOREN LEGARDA EMPHASIZED THAT EARLY ACTION ON DISASTER RISK REDUCTION IS KEY TO PREVENTING SEVERE LOSS OF LIFE DUE TO NATURAL CALAMITIES. IN LIGHT OF THE MASSIVE EARTHQUAKE THAT DEVASTATED HAITI, SENATOR LOREN LEGARDA EMPHASIZED THAT EARLY ACTION ON DISASTER RISK REDUCTION IS KEY TO PREVENTING SEVERE LOSS OF LIFE DUE TO NATURAL CALAMITIES.
“If there is something we should learn from the Haiti tragedy, it is thatthe Philippines, in […]
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January 15, 2010
AFTER THE DEVASTATING EARTHQUAKE IN HAITI THAT KILLED ALMOST 500,000, SENATOR LOREN LEGARDA CALLED ON THE DEPARTMENT OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS TO EXPEDITE THE SEARCH FOR MISSING FILIPINOS IN THE WAR-TORN, DISASTER-STRICKEN COUNTRY.
“I extend my deepest sympathies to the victims and their families, and I call on the DFA to move fast, find out the whereabouts of all the Filipinos in Haiti and ensure their welfare,” said Loren.
There are almost 500 members of the Filipino community in Haiti, who […]
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January 14, 2010
SENATOR LOREN LEGARDA, CHAIRMAN OF THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE AND FOOD, URGED LOCAL GOVERNMENT UNITS (LGUS) IN LAGUNA TO CONTINUE IN ITS EFFORTS TO PROMOTE AND DEVELOP THE COCONUT INDUSTRY WHICH IS THE MAJOR ECONOMIC MOVER IN THE REGION.
Loren aired the call as the City of San Pablo celebrates a weeklong festival called The Coco Festival. The week-long festivity is held to promote the city’s main produce – the coconut.
“I urge the LGU to continue its eco-tourism […]
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