Senator Loren Legarda today renewed her call to Filipinos to get involved in efforts towards biodiversity conservation, noting that despite the abundance in natural resources, many Filipinos remain poor and hungry.
Legarda made the statement as the Biodiversity Management Bureau (BMB) of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) presented today the Philippine Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan (PBSAP), which is the country’s roadmap to conserve its biodiversity.
“The Philippines is one of the megadiverse countries and has one of the […]
RESOLUTION CONGRATULATING AND EXPRESSING THE FULL SUPPORT OF THE GOVERNMENT TO PATRICK D. FLORES IN LIGHT OF THE SELECTION OF HIS CURATORIAL PROPOSAL AS THE OFFICIAL ENTRY OF THE COUNTRY TO THE 56TH VENICE ART BIENNALE 2015
Scope: National
Legislative status: Pending in the Committee (9/22/2014)
http://www.senate.gov.ph/lis/bill_res.aspx?congress=16&q=SRN-923
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SRN-923 (as filed)
AN ACT TO REGULATE THE PRODUCTION, IMPORTATION, SALE, USE, RECYCLING, AND DISPOSITION OF PLASTIC BAGS, PROMOTING THE USE OF NATIVE REUSABLE BAGS, PROVIDING A MECHANISM FOR THE RECOVERY AND COLLECTION OF PLASTIC BAGS, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
Scope: National
Legislative status: Pending in the Committee (9/22/2014)
http://senate.gov.ph/lis/bill_res.aspx?congress=16&q=SBN-2415
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SBN-2415 (as filed)
Senator Loren Legarda today lauded the Office of the Ombudsman for its efforts to ensure the implementation of the country’s environmental laws, particularly the 13-year old Republic Act No. 9003 or Ecological Solid Waste Management (ESWM) Act of 2001.
Legarda, principal author and sponsor of RA 9003 and Chair of the Senate Committee on Environment and Natural Resources, said that the Ombudsman’s “Solid Waste Management Law Voluntary Compliance Assessment and Promotion Program” will be a big boost in the campaign to […]
TOKYO – Sen. Loren Legarda has called for increased protection of women and girls during conflicts and disasters around the world.
Legarda said it is important to make gender-sensitive and risk-sensitive development policies, plans and programs.
“We need to capacitate women as part of the overall strategy on disaster risk reduction and management,” Legarda told fellow female leaders during the first World Assembly of Women convened by Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe here.
“Nations are gaining progress in promoting gender equality and women’s […]
