Senator Loren Legarda today hailed the inscription of Mount Hamiguitan Range Wildlife Sanctuary in the UNESCO World Heritage List and renewed her call for greater protection of the country’s natural and cultural heritage.
“I am happy that we have our new UNESCO World Heritage Site. I commend the agencies, local government units and communities for working hard to preserve and protect the Mount Hamiguitan Range Wildlife Sanctuary,” said Legarda.
“This triumph should also remind us of our role as stewards of our […]
Senator Loren Legarda lauded the efforts of government, especially the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) and the Philippine Information Agency (PIA), to provide the public with easy access to information on hazards and vulnerabilities.
Legarda, Chair of the Environment and Climate Change Committees, said she looks forward to the completion of the mobile application on the geo-hazard map, which the DENR is developing in partnership with the PIA, especially with the onset of the rainy season.
“When more people are […]
Senator Loren Legarda today urged Filipinos to keep voting for Vigan City to make it one of the New7Wonders Cities of the world.
Legarda said that Vigan City deserves to be included in the New7Wonders Cities not only to bring honor to the country but also to set a good example to other cities on how history and culture can stand out amidst modernity.
“The carefully preserved centuries-old structures in the Historic City of Vigan bring people back in time, but the […]
Senator Loren Legarda on Wednesday urged Filipinos to vote Vigan City as one of the new seven wonder cities of the world, saying that it deserves to be included in the list.
Legarda said Vigan City deserves to be among the 28 finalists for the new seven wonder cities of the world as it is the only UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) heritage city in the country and it has been awarded as the Best Practice for World […]
SENATOR Loren Legarda has called on the government to address the vulnerability of coastal communities in 10 provinces to sea level rise which is seen to displace 13.6 million Filipinos by the year 2050.
Legarda, chairperson of the Senate Committee on Environment and Natural Resources, made the appeal as she cited a study by the Asian Development Bank in 2012 which states that “sea level rise will affect at least 13.6 million Filipinos who will have to relocate to higher, safer […]
