RESOLUTION COMMENDING THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND COMMUNITY OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF PANDAN IN ANTIQUE FOR THEIR ACTIVE ROLE IN THE CONSERVATION AND PRESERVATION OF THE BUGANG RIVER AS THE CLEANEST INLAND BODY OF WATER IN THE PHILIPPINES, THUS SERVING AS A MODEL IN THE SUCCESSFUL ADOPTION OF A COMMUNITY-BASED ECO-TOURISM APPROACH IN SAFEGUARDING THE COUNTRY’S WATER RESOURCES
Scope: National
Legislative status: Adopted (9/22/2014)
http://senate.gov.ph/lis/bill_res.aspx?congress=16&q=SRN-766
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SRN-766 (as filed)
Adopted Resolution No. 59
RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE SENATE COMMITTEES ON JUSTICE AND HUMAN RIGHTS AND ON PUBLIC INFORMATION AND MASS MEDIA TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY ON THE INCREASING INCIDENTS OF MEDIA KILLINGS
Scope: National
Legislative status: Pending in the Committee (7/30/2014)
http://senate.gov.ph/lis/bill_res.aspx?congress=16&q=SRN-767
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SRN-767 (as filed)
Senator Loren Legarda today called it an injustice that while the Philippines’ share in the global greenhouse gas (GHG) emission is among the lowest at 0.31%, it is unfortunately one of the top nations vulnerable to the effects of climate change.
“It is unfortunate that the Philippines and developing nations, including small island developing states, bear the brunt of climate change when in fact most developed countries are the biggest emitters of greenhouse gases causing extreme changes in the climate,” she […]
MANILA, Philippines – A visibly peeved Sen. Loren Legarda Tuesday prodded environment officials and Senate committee staff to rush work on documenting the post-damage action in the Tubattaha Reef, reports on protected areas, and the distribution of geohazard maps to local government units.
Presiding at a hearing of her Committee on Environment and Natural Resources, Legarda could not hide her dismay on learning that a report she had sought – the final damage estimate on the UNESCO-protected Tubbataha Reef as a […]
In line with the observance of the National Disaster Consciousness Month, Senator Loren Legarda today renewed her call to local government units (LGUs) on the use of geohazard maps to reduce disaster risks and to the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) to ensure that local officials understand the details on these maps.
Legarda, Chair of the Senate Committee on Environment and Natural Resources, said that the DENR should not only distribute the geohazard maps, but also, and more importantly, […]
