IN LIGHT OF THE RESIGNATION OF NATIONAL DISASTER RISK REDUCTION AND MANAGEMENT COUNCIL (NDRRMC) EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR BENITO RAMOS, SENATOR LOREN LEGARDA REITERATED HER CALL FOR THE GOVERNMENT’S THRUST TO BE ON PREPAREDNESS, NOT RESPONSE, DURING THESE TIMES OF SEVERE AND SUCCESSIVE DISASTERS.
“The government cannot be fragmented in dealing with flood risks and natural hazards. We hope that Undersecretary Ramos will be succeeded by one with equal passion and sense of responsibility. And as provided in the law, by a […]
SENATOR LOREN LEGARDA WILL CONDUCT GEOHAZARD BRIEFINGS AND DISTRIBUTE GEOHAZARD MAPS TO MUNICIPALITIES IN PANGASINAN ON JANUARY 15.
Legarda, Chair of the Senate Committee on Climate Change, will also speak before students of the Pangasinan State University in order to reach out to the youth about climate change adaptation and disaster risk reduction.
“Our local officials need to have the valuable, life-saving information regarding risks present in their communities, all of which can be found in the geohazard maps. These […]
A DAY AFTER AWARDING THE WINNERS OF THE NATIONWIDE SEARCH FOR THE BEST SCHOOL FOREST PARK, SENATOR LOREN LEGARDA ENCOURAGED OTHER SCHOOLS AND LEARNING INSTITUTIONS TO CREATE THEIR OWN FOREST PARKS AS THEIR CONTRIBUTION TO ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION.
Legarda is happy with the success of the program, part of her vision in founding Luntiang Pilipinas in 1998 to make urban communities and the entire country greener and safer.
“I laud all the schools that joined this program because their participation is […]
Bulwagan ng Karunungan, DepEd Complex;The Philippines, as an archipelago, is vulnerable to the dangerous consequences of climate change. In the last decade we have seen in increasing frequency, prolonged drought, storms, and severe floods. Still raw in our memory is the typhoon that befell Mindanao last year, where massive recovery and rehabilitation efforts still need to be done.
SENATOR LOREN LEGARDA TODAY LAUDED THE WINNERS AND PARTICIPANTS IN THE “BEST SCHOOL FOREST PARK” PROGRAM DURING THE AWARDING CEREMONIES AT THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION (DEPED) COMPLEX, STRESSING THAT THEIR INVOLVEMENT IN THE PROJECT IS A SIGNIFICANT STEP TOWARDS ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION.
“I thank every school that joined this program, and every student who participated in making our schools greener and healthier. While we will award those that have been judged as the best, keep in mind that every school is […]
