IN A bid to raise awareness on the current condition of the country’s marine life and underwater resources, Senator Loren Legarda, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Environment and Natural Resources, launched a video documentary on Philippine marine biodiversity at the National Museum last Tuesday.
“There has been too much destruction and desecration of our natural resources including our seas. We see bodies of water littered with various kinds of waste, but beyond the surface of these waters we discover greater […]
Senator Loren Legarda, chairperson of the Senate climate change committee, on Tuesday renewed her call for the protection of the marine diversity and the preservation of the ecosystems in the country.
Legarda made the call as the world celebrates the Earth Day today (Tuesday, April 22).
She stressed that the Philippines is one of the 17 megadiverse countries, home to majority of Earth’s species.
”Unfortunately, we are also one of the world’s top biodiversity hotspots, with a large number of species that are […]
“Gutom (hunger),” Sen. Loren Legarda said is what’s in store for the Filipino people if destruction of our marine resources is not stopped.
Legarda, chair of the Senate committee on Environmetn and Natural Resources, presented the grim scenario during the launch of a video documentary on Philippine Marine Biodiversity at the National Museum on International Earth Day.
Directed by internationally acclaimed filmmaker Brillante Mendoza and shot by underwater videographer, Robert Suntay, the documentary is part oc a campaign to prod Filipinos to […]
Senator Loren Legarda’s Speech
Forum on Green Building Initiative
“Building Green: An LGU Imperative”
23 April 2014 – Dusit Thani Hotel, Makati
The future communities in the Philippines will vastly differ from the ones we live in today. As we witness the 21st century unfold, our nation faces a new set of technological, socioeconomic and global challenges that are more complex than any of us have ever experienced in our shared history. They dramatically alter the way we live in our communities, and at stake […]
Opening Remarks of Senator Loren Legarda
Launch of Philippine Marine Biodiversity
Video Documentary
22 April 2014 – Museum of the Filipino People, Manila
Today we launch a video documentary on Philippine marine biodiversity as we celebrate Earth Day—a most opportune time to highlight the need to protect our natural resources including those within our seas.
Our country is blessed with rich biodiversity. But the way we have lived in the past decades and our failure to protect our natural resources have caused more stress […]
