FILIPINOS should be ready for a 7.2 -magnitude earthquake, Senator Loren Legarda said on Monday following a strong quake that hit Nepal over the weekend.
She said the tragedy in Nepal should serve as a reminder to all citizens about the essential role of disaster risk reduction and management in saving lives and livelihoods, especially in vulnerable communities like in the Philippines.
“I do not want to sow fear among Filipinos but we have to constantly […]
Senator Loren Legarda has expressed deep concern over the tragedy caused by the 7.9-magnitude earthquake that hit Nepal on Saturday, which claimed at least 2,200 lives.
“I wish to convey my profound sympathy and condolences to the people of Nepal. To extend any possible help to them, however modest, is an appropriate humanitarian response the Philippine Government could make in this crucial period,” she stressed.
Legarda, United Nations Champion for Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Change Adaptation, said such tragedy also serves […]
RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE COMMITTEE ON CLIMATE CHANGE TO LOOK INTO THE EFFORTS OF THE CLIMATE CHANGE COMMISSION AND ALL OTHER INVOLVED AGENCIES IN PREPARING THE COUNTRY’S INTENDED NATIONALLY DETERMINED CONTRIBUTION AS PART OF ITS COMMITMENT FOR THE COP21 NEGOTIATIONS IN PARIS THIS DECEMBER 2015
Scope: National
Legislative status: Pending in the Committee (5/6/2015)
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SRN-1294 (as filed)
The tandem of Sen. Loren Legarda and Brillante “Dante” Mendoza has amply proven to be a winner. The good news is that Taklub, one of their projects that promote Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR, part of Sen. Loren’s pro-environment advocacy), is competing in the Un Certain Regard Section of this year’s (68th) Cannes Film Festival, May 13 to 24, where Brillante won Best Director (for Kinatay) in 2009.
Starring Nora Aunor, Taklub chronicles stories about the victims of Typhoon […]
The tandem of Sen. Loren Legarda and Brillante “Dante” Mendoza has amply proven to be a winner. The good news is that Taklub, one of their projects that promote Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR, part of Sen. Loren’s pro-environment advocacy), is competing in the Un Certain Regard Section of this year’s (68th) Cannes Film Festival, May 13 to 24, where Brillante won Best Director (for Kinatay) in 2009.
— Ricky Lo, The Philippine Star
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