MANILA, Philippines–Sen. Loren Legarda, chair of the Senate committee on environment and natural resources, called Thursday for the speedy passage of a bill that sought to establish a system of protected areas to ensure sustainable use of the country’s natural resources.
In her sponsorship speech of Senate Bill No. 2712 under Committee Report No. 117, or the proposed Expanded National Integrated Protected Areas System Act of 2015, Legarda said the proposed measure was necessary to protect and preserve the country’s rich […]
SENATOR LOREN LEGARDA
Sponsorship Speech
Senate Bill No. 2712, Committee Report No. 117
18 March 2015
Mr. President,
I have the honor to seek approval of Senate Bill No. 2712 under Committee Report No. 117 or the Expanded National Integrated Protected Areas Act of 2015.
The Philippines is considered as one of the world’s megadiverse countries, a group of nations hosting two-thirds of the earth’s biodiversity and about 70-80% of the world’s plant and animal species. It also ranks fifth […]
SENATOR LOREN LEGARDA
Privilege Speech
Report on the Third UN World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction
18 March 2015 | Senate Session Hall
Mr. President,
I have the honor to report to this chamber key issues discussed at the Third UN World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction, which concludes today in Sendai, Japan.
This is a once a decade conference where nations chart a new course towards resilience, adopting a new framework intended to guide nations towards addressing disaster risks to effectively reduce vulnerability to natural hazards.
MANILA (DWDD) – Philippine legislators called on members of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) to create in their countries the policy environment for effective disaster risk reduction (DRR) and enact laws that provide incentives to the private sector to build disaster resilient houses and communities.
The Department of Foreign Affairs in a statement said that Senator Loren Legarda and Congressman Rufus Rodriguez who are members of the Philippine delegation to the 3rd UN World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction (3WCRDD) being held […]
Legarda’s choice to read the Philippine statement was apt. A three-term senator, she has authored and sponsored many Philippine environmental laws, including the Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Act of 2010 and the Climate Change Law of 2009. She is the United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (UNISDR) chairperson for Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Change adaptation for Asia-Pacific.
— Domini Torrevillas, Philippine Star
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