Senator Loren Legarda’s Opening Statement
Joint Hearing of the Senate Committee on Climate Change and Environment and Natural Resources
8 July 2015
It is with great pleasure that I welcome you all to this joint hearing of the Senate Committees on Climate Change and Environment and Natural Resources.
I would like to thank all our resource persons as your insights will be very valuable as we seek to ways to improve the resilience of our ecosystems amidst the impacts of climate […]
Senator Loren Legarda lauded the recent triumph of climate advocates as the Dutch court ordered its government to reduce carbon emissions by 25 percent within five years to help protect its citizens from climate change.
“Nations have made pledges to cut their carbon emissions in international treaties but it is easy to make promises. This development shows that governments around the world have a legal obligation to their people when it comes to climate change mitigation.”
Reports stated that a court in […]
Senator Loren Legarda lauded the schools and universities in the Cordillera Region for their work in documenting the region’s indigenous knowledge on agriculture and forest conservation systems.
During her recent visit to the Province of Ifugao, Legarda, Chair of the Senate Committees on Cultural Communities, Environment and Natural Resources, and Climate Change, led the launch of the coffee table book titled Guardians of the Forest, Stewards of the Land.
The project is a joint undertaking of the Office of Senator Loren Legarda, the […]
Senator Loren Legarda
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) already warned that the Marikina Valley Fault Line is ripe for movement but no one can predict the exact time it will move. A 2004 JICA study revealed that a 7.2-magnitude earthquake in Metro Manila could destroy 40 percent of residential buildings and 35 percent of all public buildings, and kill 34,000 and injure 114,000 people. Earthquakes do not kill, but unsafe structures do. We should evaluate and retrofit all […]
In observance of the National Disaster Consciousness Month, Senator Loren Legarda today reminded government authorities, communities and citizens to boost disaster resilience efforts and reiterated the need to shift from reactive efforts to proactive strategies in strengthening the country’s defenses against natural hazards and climate change.
“Most natural hazards turn into disasters because of the lack of preparedness. Preparation, not reaction, is the name of the game,” said Legarda, United Nations Champion for Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Change Adaptation for […]
