October 24, 2011
SENATOR LOREN LEGARDA TODAY EXPRESSED DEEP SYMPATHY TO THE VICTIMS OF THE 7.2-MAGNITUDE EARTHQUAKE THAT HIT TURKEY ON SUNDAY.
Legarda, Chair of the Senate Committee on Climate Change and Committee on Foreign Relations, cited reports that the strong temblor, which was followed by at least seven aftershocks, caused the collapse of 80 buildings in the town of Ercis and the death of at least 138 people.
In this light, the Senator renewed her call for the country’s earthquake preparedness.
“Once […]
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October 23, 2011
SENATOR LOREN LEGARDA TODAY SAID THAT THE GOVERNMENT MUST ADVANCE RURAL LIVELIHOOD NOT ONLY AS A WAY TO ALLEVIATE POVERTY BUT ALSO TO MITIGATE THE IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE.
The Chair of the Senate Committee on Climate Change explained that urban migration has worsened citizens’ exposure to climate change, noting that a study by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) showed that more than 30 million people in Asia and the Pacific were displaced by disasters such as floods and storms […]
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October 21, 2011
SENATOR LOREN LEGARDA TODAY FILED P. S. RESOLUTION NO. 627 TO CONGRATULATE AND COMMEND TRISHA CO REYES FOR WINNING THE 20TH UNITED NATIONS ENVIRONMENT PROGRAMM’S GLOBAL PAINTING COMPETITION AT THE TUNZA INTERNATIONAL CHILDREN AND YOUTH CONFERENCE ON THE ENVIRONMENT IN BANDUNG, INDONESIA.
Last September 27, 2011, Trisha Co Reyes, a 13-year-old girl from Tondo, Manila, bagged the top prize at the 20th United Nations Environment Programme’s Global Painting Competition at the Tunza International Children and Youth Conference on the Environment […]
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October 21, 2011
SENATOR LOREN LEGARDA HAILED FATHER FAUSTINO “POPS” TENTORIO’S DEDICATION TO UPHOLD THE RIGHTS OF INDIGENOUS PEOPLES (IPS) IN THE COUNTRY AND HONORED HIS WORKS THROUGH A SENATE RESOLUTION.
In filing Senate Resolution No. 628, Legarda, Chair of the Senate Committee on Cultural Communities, conveyed the Senate’s deep sympathies for the death of Father Tentorio, a member of the Pontifical Institute for Foreign Missions (PIME), and honored him for his selfless dedication to promote and protect the rights of IPs.
“For […]
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October 19, 2011
SEN. LOREN LEGARDA DENOUNCED THE KILLING OF FR. FAUSTO “POPS” TENORIO, AN ITALIAN MISSIONARY, WHO DEDICATED HIS LIFE IN THE SERVICE OF THE INDIGENOUS POOR AND THE LESS FORTUNATE FILIPINOS IN MINDANAO.
Fr. Pops, as the local people of Arakan knew him, was a member of the Pontifical Institute for Foreign Missions (PIME) and had been the champion of indigenous peoples and the poor in Mindanao for thirty-three (33) years, since his coming to the Philippines in 1978. He is […]
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