January 17, 2014
Senator Loren Legarda and the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR) are organizing a high level forum on strengthening disaster risk insurance in the Philippines as part of an effective strategy to improve the country’s resilience.
“This forum will focus on the need to protect our properties and our economy from the growing strength of natural hazards. While our foremost concern in times of disasters is to secure lives, we cannot overlook the need to protect as well the […]
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January 17, 2014
Alarmed by headlines on rampant trafficking and child cyber pornography cases in the country, Senator Loren Legarda today renewed her call to government agencies for the strict implementation of anti-trafficking and child protection laws to put a stop to the illegal human trade.
Legarda, principal sponsor of Republic Act 10364, the Expanded Anti-Trafficking in Persons Act, called on the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), as heads of the Inter-Agency Council Against Trafficking (IACAT), […]
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January 17, 2014
MANILA, Philippine—Senator Loren Legarda on Friday called for the strict implementation of anti-trafficking and child protection laws “to put a stop to the illegal human trade” in the country.
Legarda, principal sponsor of the Expanded Anti-Trafficking in Persons Act, said the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), as heads of the Inter-Agency Council Against Trafficking (IACAT), and the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) should help in totally eliminating trafficking syndicates.
“There’s another storm brewing in […]
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January 14, 2014
Senator Loren Legarda today welcomed the proposal of the Department of Finance (DOF) to create a climate resiliency fund, among other measures, that will be used to climate-proof the country.
Legarda, Chair of the Senate Committee on Climate Change, said that the DOF’s proposal is important in building the country’s resilience to disasters and impact of climate change.
The DOF is still working on the details of the fund, which will be used to ensure that infrastructures are built in safe areas […]
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January 13, 2014
Senator Loren Legarda today renewed her call for the application of more stringent penalties under the Expanded Anti-Trafficking in Persons Act (R.A. 10364) against perpetrators of the crime.
Legarda, principal sponsor of the said law, made the call in support of the overseas Filipino workers who joined the Walk for Freedom in Los Angeles, California to mark the National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month in the United States.
“Approximately 2,000 Filipinos fall prey into trafficking each year. Behind these numbers are […]
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