In observance of the National Disaster Consciousness Month (July), Senator Loren Legarda today renewed her call to heighten disaster preparedness especially in local communities.
Legarda, UNISDR Global Champion for Resilience, said that proactive strategies and the involvement of citizens are needed in strengthening the country’s defenses against natural hazards and climate change.
Senator Loren Legarda, Chairperson of the Senate Committee on Finance, has committed her full support to restore political, social and economic stability in Marawi City through adequate funding for the government’s rehabilitation plans to ensure that the city becomes prosperous again.
Senator Loren Legarda today said that Philippine senators and their French counterparts have vowed to work together to address terrorism and climate change, recognizing that these issues are two of the greatest threats to humanity at present.
Senator Loren Legarda today said she looks forward to the renewed climate partnership between the Philippines and France following the Philippine Senate delegation meeting with France’s minister for ecological transition and solidarity, Nicolas Hulot.
Senator Loren Legarda today said that she looks forward to stronger cooperation in more areas of development between the Philippines and France as the two nations commemorate 70 years of diplomatic relations.
Legarda, Chair of the Senate Committees on Foreign Relations, Finance and Climate Change, made the statement as she joins the official parliamentary visit to France of the Philippine Senate delegation led by Senate President Aquilino Pimentel III.