AN ACT STRENGTHENING THE CONSERVATION AND PROTECTION OF NATIONAL CULTURAL HERITAGE THROUGH ENHANCED CULTURAL HERITAGE EDUCATION PROGRAMS AND CULTURAL MAPPING, AMENDING FOR THIS PURPOSE REPUBLIC ACT NO. 10066 OR THE NATIONAL CULTURAL HERITAGE ACT
Scope: National
Legislative status: Pending in the Committee (12/10/2014)
http://senate.gov.ph/lis/bill_res.aspx?congress=16&q=SBN-2501
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SBN-2501 (as filed)
AN ACT PROVIDING EMERGENCY RELIEF AND PROTECTION FOR CHILDREN DURING DISASTERS, CALAMITIES AND OTHER EMERGENCY SITUATIONS
Scope: National
Legislative status: Pending in the Committee (12/10/2014)
http://senate.gov.ph/lis/bill_res.aspx?congress=16&q=SBN-2502
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SBN-2502 (as filed)
Senator Loren Legarda today said that disaster risk reduction is not a seasonal issue that the media can only report about when there is an expected typhoon or other natural hazard.
In her keynote speech at the Workshop on “Integrating Disaster Risk Reduction Reporting in Journalism Education Curriculum in ASEAN Countries” held at the Crowne Plaza Manila Galleria, Legarda, UN Champion for Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Change Adaptation, said that the media is a powerful force that can promote a […]
Keynote Speech of Senator Loren Legarda
Integrating Disaster Risk Reduction Reporting in Journalism Education Curriculum in ASEAN Countries
9 December 2014 – Crowne Plaza Manila Galleria
Disaster risk reduction (DRR) and climate change adaptation (CCA) do not fall under the exclusive domain of government. It is a shared responsibility of government, communities, businesses, individuals and the media. How many lives and properties we save is ultimately defined by the amount of meaningful effort and resources we put together into building resilience in our […]
SENATOR Loren Legarda urged the government Tuesday to consider including disaster risk reduction (DRR) reporting in Journalism education curriculum.
Legarda said the inclusion of the course description in the curriculum of Journalism students, who will become future journalists, would allow them to assimilate every detail about climate change phenomenon.
“DRR and CCA (climate change adaptation) are issues that every journalist must understand. The responsibility of a journalist to deliver timely and relevant information to the public does not happen only when there […]
