PICC, Roxas Boulevard;As the newest civil engineers of the Philippines, there is a great responsibility upon your shoulders. Civil Engineering and its sub-disciplines are responsible for many infrastructures that make modern life possible.
IN LIGHT OF THE DEVASTATION WROUGHT BY TYPHOON PABLO (BOPHA) ON VISAYAS AND MINDANAO LAST WEEK, SENATOR LOREN LEGARDA ADVOCATED A NATIONWIDE INFORMATION CAMPAIGN ON GEOHAZARD MAPS.
“Based on the latest statistics released by the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council, 906 have died and 900 more remain missing, while we have incurred about P15 billion worth of damages due to Typhoon Pablo. These would have been avoided if our local government units and all our citizens had knowledge […]
SENATOR LOREN LEGARDA HAILED THE SIGNING INTO LAW OF THE AFP MODERNIZATION ACT, A MEASURE THAT ALLOCATES AT LEAST P75 BILLION FOR THE FIRST FIVE YEARS OF IMPLEMENTATION OF THE AFP MODERNIZATION PROGRAM SUBJECT TO THE CAPACITY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF NATIONAL DEFENSE (DND).
“Today, I wish to underscore the message that everyone must join in the effort to combat human trafficking and the related problems of the illegal sex trade, forced labor, and other forms of slavery. Human traffickers target the most vulnerable sectors of society – men, women, and children from marginalized communities are exploited every day, and this is the injustice that we must all act against,”
SEAMEO INNOTECH’s 13th International Conference EDSA Shangri-La Hotel;I laud SEAMEO INNOTECH for this initiative of focusing on a “Green Southeast Asia” during this 13th International Conference. Furthermore, your thrust of facilitating “teaching and learning through innovative and technology-based research and training solutions in order to fully develop the potentials of the peoples of Southeast Asia” is already an immense contribution towards the environmental solutions for our region.