November 25, 2012
IN LIGHT OF NOVEMBER BEING NATIONAL RICE AWARENESS MONTH, SENATOR LOREN LEGARDA REITERATED HER CALL FOR 100 PERCENT RICE SELF-SUFFICIENCY THROUGH PUBLIC AWARENESS AND GOVERNMENT INCENTIVES AND SUPPORT.
“Irrigation, high-yield seeds and modern post-harvest facilities are badly needed if the Philippines is to achieve 100 percent rice sufficiency. By providing incentives and support, the government would entice more Filipino farmers who had shifted to high-value crops to plant rice anew,” she explained.
“This National Rice Awareness Month, we should look […]
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November 22, 2012
“We recognize that ASEAN unity is vital in addressing the challenges facing the region today, but certainly not at the expense of compromising our national interest. ASEAN unity and the promotion of each member’s national interest are complementary goals that cannot be pursued in isolation of the other,”
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November 21, 2012
“It is very clear that the Glenn Defense Marine Asia violated our regulations when it did not get a dumping permit from the Coast Guard. Maybe there are other contractors too who are committing the same violation. Second, the wastewater they dumped was untreated and according to the Subic Bay Ecology Center, its level of toxicity was way beyond allowable limits under the DENR regulations,”
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November 20, 2012
“In light of November being the National Clean Air Month, it is high time to raise awareness about the effects of burning fossil fuels and the simple solutions we can undertake,”
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November 20, 2012
“We urged industrialized nations to put up funds for the green climate fund commitment in the wake of the warming climate, wetter months, and more intense rainfall. The changing climate will have its worse effects on the poor, it will make the poor poorer,”
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