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Philippine Forests

November 6, 2009

Ladies and gentlemen, officers and members of the Society of Filipino Foresters, Incorporated, my partners in
environmental protection, a pleasant day to all of you.
Across the years, Philippine forests continuously declined in physical and environmental terms. Forest land area alarmingly went down from 36.3 percent or more than one-third of the country’s land area in 1970 to 18 percent in 2001. Evidently, most of our country’s once rich forests are now gone.
This is tragic because forests are indispensable in the […]

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Bagong Tugon sa Hamon ng Panahon

October 23, 2009

Sa mga nakiisa sa inyong lingkod ngayong gabi, marami pong salamat sa inyong pagdalo.
Sa mga kababayan nating Cebuano, maayong gabii sa inyong tanan.
Sa mga kababayan nating Ilonggo, maayong gab-i sa inyo nga tanan.
Sa mga kababayan nating Bicolano, maray na banggi sa indo gabos.
Sa mga kababayan nating Kapampangan, mayap a bengi pu.
Sa mga kababayan nating Ilocano, naimbag nga rabii kadakayo amin.
At sa mga kapatid nating Moslem, assalam alaikum.
Sa lahat ng Pilipino, isang magandang gabi […]

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Republic Act No. 9729 – CLIMATE CHANGE ACT OF 2009

October 23, 2009

This law builds resilience to the impacts of climate change through the mainstreaming of climate change in various phases of policy formulation, development plans, poverty reduction strategies and other development tools and techniques by all agencies and instrumentalities of the government.

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Loren appeals to Malacañang on Climate Change Act

September 28, 2009

Sen. Loren Legarda yesterday appealed to President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo to sign into law thebill already passed by both Houses of Congress providing for a Climate Change Commission that would formulate and implement a full-scale plan to adapt to climate change and reduce disaster losses.
 
“The great flood that hit Metro Manila and many provinces in Luzon last Saturday, causing heavy losses in lives and property, underscore the need for accelerating the enactment of Senate Bill No.2583, otherwise known as the Climate Change Act of 2009,” […]

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