Emotional Loren blasts poor implementation of environmental laws

February 2, 2015

Senator Loren Legarda turned emotional during a Senate hearing on Monday after learning that some of the environmental laws she authored are being implemented poorly.
Legarda, who chairs the Senate environment committee that conducted the hearing, said among the laws that are not being implemented properly are the Clean Air Act and the Solid Waste Management Law.
“We are failing in our job… I am failing in my job because I am not making all my laws implemented that’s why I am […]

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Legarda calls for “Green Good Governance”, urges Implementation of Environmental Laws

February 2, 2015

Senator Loren Legarda, Chair of the Senate Committee on Environment and Natural Resources, today urged local government units (LGUs) to practice green good governance, through the implementation of environmental laws, particularly the Ecological Solid Waste Management Law or Republic Act No. 9003.
Legarda made the statement during the hearing of the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources, which discussed bills that seek to regulate the manufacture and use of plastic bags and promote biodegradable materials as an alternative for everyday use.
“Plastic […]

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