September 11, 2015
Senator Loren Legarda today encouraged everyone, especially Filipinos, to watch the film Taklub, which will be commercially shown starting September 16, 2015 in selected cinemas.
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), producer of the film, allowed the distribution and commercial screening of Taklub so it can be seen by a wider audience.
“I hope we can all support this movie, which imparts many lessons in life, including the important message of preparing for disasters and building resilience against natural hazards,” said Legarda, the visionary behind Taklub.
Starting September 16, Taklub, directed by Brillante Mendoza […]
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September 10, 2015
Senators on Wednesday urged the government to reverse its decision allowing the disposal of mixed waste from Canada in Tarlac.
“Toxic or not, this is covered by the Basel Convention. Change your recommendation, alam n’yo kung ano ang nasa puso n’yo. Hanggang ngayon mahiwaga pa rin sa amin kung bakit nagbago ang desisyon nyong ibalik ito sa Canada,” Senator Loren Legarda said during the hearing on the Canada waste.
“Let’s exhaust all means so Canada will take it back,” she added.
The Basel […]
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September 9, 2015
Senator Loren Legarda today said that the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) should ensure that the evacuation centers it plans to construct will be built on safe areas and are structurally sound.
Legarda, Chair of the Senate Committee on Finance, made the statement during the committee hearing for the proposed 2016 budget of DPWH.
According to DPWH Secretary Rogelio Singson, they have identified 190 school sites that are often used as evacuation centers and they are proposing to build evacuation […]
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September 9, 2015
MANILA, Philippines — (UPDATE – 5:53 p.m.) Senator Loren Legarda agreed with environmentalists Wednesday that the only viable solution to the controversy surrounding imported Canadian waste is for the North American country to take it back.
“Taking back their waste is the only option,” Legarda told a hearing of the Senate committee on environment and natural resources on the 103 container vans of Canadian waste that have entered the country since 2013.
Environmental groups trooped to the Senate to attend the hearing […]
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September 9, 2015
Senator Loren Legarda strongly condemned the recent killing of Lumad leaders by alleged paramilitary forces in Lianga, Surigao del Sur and has sought a Senate inquiry on the issue.
Legarda, Chair of the Senate Committee on Cultural Communities, filed Senate Resolution No. 1575 as she expressed concern over the spate of killings of Lumad leaders and other reports about the harassment of indigenous communities in Mindanao.
“This situation of Lumads being harassed, killed and displaced will turn into a humanitarian crisis, if […]
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