April 14, 2011
SENATOR LOREN LEGARDA, CHAIR OF THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON CLIMATE CHANGE, URGED THE GOVERNMENT TO IMPLEMENT A TOTAL PLASTIC BAG BAN EVEN BEFORE THE PROPOSED MEASURE IS ENACTED INTO LAW.
Legarda said that the national government can set an example by prohibiting the use of non-biodegradable plastic bags in their respective offices, while local government units (LGUs) can start by creating their own laws and ordinances in their respective jurisdictions.
“As servants of the Filipino people, we should set an […]
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April 13, 2011
SENATOR LOREN LEGARDA TODAY STRESSED THE IMPORTANCE OF STRENGTHENING THE PROTECTION OF THE LOW-INCOME SECTOR AGAINST DISASTERS AS SHE EXPRESSED SUPPORT FOR THE PROMOTION OF MICROINSURANCE IN THE COUNTRY.
Legarda, Chair of the Committee on Climate Change, said that when disasters strike, it is the poor that is most affected since they have less resources to bounce back and recover from their losses.
“Disasters drive the poor deeper into poverty. It is the poor that languish in evacuation centers after […]
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April 12, 2011
SENATOR LOREN LEGARDA TODAY SAID IT IS ABOUT TIME THAT THE DEPARTMENT OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS (DFA) INITIATE AND PURSUE THE CONVENING OF THE JOINT COMMISSION MEETING (JCM) WITH THE GOVERNMENT OF THE KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA (KSA) TO DISCUSS VARIOUS MATTERS AFFECTING OVERSEAS FILIPINO WORKERS (OFW).
Legarda, Chair of the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, filed Senate Resolution 443, which calls for the convening of the PHL-KSA JCM as it is necessary to address the concerns of OFWs in Saudi […]
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April 11, 2011
SENATOR LOREN LEGARDA TODAY URGED THE GOVERNMENT TO PREPARE PEOPLE AND CLOSELY MONITOR PUBLIC HEALTH IMPACTS OF JAPAN’S NUCLEAR FALLOUT EVEN AS GOVERNMENT DOWNPLAYED THE POSSIBILITY OF RADIATION EXPOSURE IN THE PHILIPPINES.
Legarda said it is always better to be prepared for such an incident however remote it may be than be caught off-guard when it actually happens.
“We cannot afford to be complacent notwithstanding the assurances issued by experts. There are food safety issues and the situation in Fukushima […]
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April 9, 2011
CITING STATISTICS FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION (DEPED), WHICH SHOWED THAT OF THE 685 SCHOOLS INSPECTED NATIONWIDE FOR SAFETY LAST YEAR, 588 WERE FOUND TO HAVE STRUCTURAL DEFECTS, SENATOR LOREN LEGARDA TODAY REITERATED HER CALL FOR A STRONGER PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN THE PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SECTORS TO ENSURE THAT SCHOOLS ARE SAFE FROM DISASTERS.
Legarda expressed concern on the finding that as many as 869 schools that were built many decades ago are still being used.
“It is important to make […]
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