April 26, 2011
SENATOR LOREN LEGARDA TODAY REITERATED HER CALL FOR THE PROVISION OF HEALTH WORKERS IN EVERY BARANGAY IN THE COUNTRY TO STRENGTHEN COMMUNITY DEFENSE AGAINST SICKNESSES ESPECIALLY DURING SUMMER WHEN HIGHER TEMPERATURES CAUSE THE SURGE OF DISEASES.
Legarda noted that during summer, people, especially children, are more prone to acquiring diseases such as sore eyes, measles, dengue, malaria and water-borne diseases including typhoid, diarrhea and cholera.
“These diseases may not cause alarm to residents of cities and urban areas because they […]
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April 20, 2011
SENATOR LOREN LEGARDA LAUDED THE MUNICIPALITY OF SAN FRANCISCO IN CAMOTES ISLAND, CEBU, LED BY MAYOR ALY ARQUILLANO AND VICE MAYOR ALFREDO ARQUILLANO JR., FOR WINNING THE 2011 UNITED NATIONS SASAKAWA AWARD FOR DISASTER REDUCTION.
“I congratulate the local government of San Francisco, Cebu for winning the 2011 UN Sasakawa Award for Disaster Reduction. This achievement brings great pride to the Philippines as it conveys thatlocal governments successfully take the lead in building the resilience of communities against disasters and […]
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April 19, 2011
SENATOR LOREN LEGARDA ENCOURAGED FILIPINOS TO INCLUDE IN THEIR LENTEN REFLECTION THE STATE OF THE ENVIRONMENT AND HOW THEY CAN IMPROVE THE WAY THEY TREAT MOTHER EARTH.
“As we celebrate this year’s Earth Day, which coincides with the Holy Week, we must rekindle our relationship with nature. As stewards of God’s creation, let us reflect on how we treat the benefits we receive from our natural resources,” Legarda said.
The Senator lamented that the formerly abundant and healthy environment that […]
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April 16, 2011
AS THE DEATH TOLL RISES FROM THE CHOLERA OUTBREAK IN PALAWAN, SENATOR LOREN LEGARDA URGED THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH (DOH) TO ACT SWIFTLY BY INTENSIFYING EFFECTIVE DISEASE SURVEILLANCE, CONTROL AND PREVENTION MEASURES.
Legarda, Chair of the Committee on Cultural Communities, lamented that majority of those affected were children from the indigenous group of the Palaw-an.
“Cholera is a disease that is preventable and can easily be treated. It did not have to lead to the morbidity of a significant number […]
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April 15, 2011
SENATOR LOREN LEGARDA CALLED ON YOUNG FILIPINOS TO BECOME HEROES OF THE ENVIRONMENT AND HAVE A PRODUCTIVE AND GREEN SUMMER BY GETTING INVOLVED IN VARIOUS ACTIVITIES THAT PROMOTE ENVIRONMENTAL PRESERVATION.
“Our youth leaders, especially the Sangguniang Kabataan, can organize programs such as tree-growing activities in parks and in other suitable places in the barangay, growing vegetable gardens, clean-up and recycling drives, and establishing green brigades in their communities. Teenagers can teach younger kids how to grow vegetables and trees in […]
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