January 12, 2015
MANILA, Philippines–When Pope Francis visits Tacloban City in Leyte province on Jan. 17, he is embarking on a mission with more far-reaching significance and impact than expressing the Church’s compassion for victims of natural disasters.
He will share a meal with 30 survivors of the 2013 earthquake in Bohol province and of Supertyphoon “Yolanda” (international name: Haiyan) in nearby Palo town, but that is only one step in a series of activities planned to spur nations to act collectively to ease […]
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January 12, 2015
Senator Loren Legarda today said she looks forward to Pope Francis’ upcoming visit to the Philippines, noting that the Pope has been very vocal about the need for man to act against environmental degradation and climate change.
She also expressed hope that the Pope’s visit will breathe new life into the ongoing peace process in Mindanao.
“I look forward to the statements of Pope Francis about climate change and how it affects the poorest and most vulnerable sectors of society. The Pope’s […]
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January 7, 2015
MANILA — Senators Loren Legarda and Bam Aquino are pushing for the protection of the fundamental rights of the poor.
Legarda refiled Senate Bill (SB) 2515, which directs the government to prioritize investments and anti-poverty programs to empower the poor.
“(The government) shall adopt an area-based, sectoral and focused intervention to poverty alleviation,” she said.
The bill, or “An act providing for a Magna Carta of the Poor,” will “ensure that each citizen will rightfully receive minimum basic needs through partnership between the […]
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January 7, 2015
MANILA, Philippines – On the 14th birthday of the country’s garbage management law, Senator Loren Legarda vowed to block any moves in the Senate to lift the country’s ban on waste incineration.
“As long as I am the Environment Committee Chairman, any law that allows incineration will not pass in the Senate,” she said in a statement on Wednesday, January 7.
Her statement comes amidst moves by local government units, lawmakers, and government agencies to pass a bill that would allow the […]
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January 7, 2015
Senator Loren Legarda called on young Filipinos to take control of their future by being actively involved in addressing environmental issues facing the country today particularly the problem of solid waste management.
Speaking before hundreds of youth leaders from various universities in Metro Manila during the Zero Waste Youth Convergence organized by the Mother Earth Foundation, Legarda said the Filipino youth should strive for a zero waste economy where the output of each resource use is converted into input for another […]
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