THE PHILIPPINES does not have to turn its back on the Paris Agreement on Climate Change in order to pursue development if it considers a transition to a low carbon economy through the use of clean energy sources, Sen. Loren Legarda said on Monday.
Read MoreSenator Loren Legarda today said that the country’s development can still be at full speed even as it keeps its commitments under the Paris Agreement on Climate Change.
Legarda, UNISDR Global Champion for Resilience, said the government should consider a long-term transition to a low carbon economy but maintained that industrialized nations have greater responsibility to reduce their greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — The Philippines does not have to turn its back on the Paris Agreement on Climate Change to pursue development, Sen. Loren Legarda said Monday.
Legarda was responding to President Duterte’s earlier statement that he would not honor the pact, a treaty for which the previous administration vigorously campaigned, as it might inhibit the country’s progress.
Read MoreSenator Loren Legarda has proposed amendments to Republic Act No. 8972, or the Solo Parents Welfare Act, aimed at reducing financial burden carried by solo parents.
In filing Senate Bill No. 243, Legarda acknowledges the fact that even with the privileges provided for solo parents under the current law, additional support is needed by solo parents in the face of economic turmoil characterized by skyrocketing prices, poverty and massive unemployment.
Read MoreSenator Loren Legarda has filed a measure that will mandate the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation or PhilHealth to automatically enroll persons with disability (PWDs) in its health insurance program.
“Persons with disability have special healthcare needs and require more frequent visits to healthcare providers. Through this measure, we want to ensure that PWDs are covered by PhilHealth at no cost to them,” said Legarda.
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