MANILA, Philippines – Senator Loren Legarda urged local government units (LGU) Monday to prepare for typhoon Pablo (international name Bopha) to avoid a repeat of calamities of previous destructive storms, including tropical storm Sendong which hit Mindanao almost one year ago.
“Let us heed the warning and the lessons of Ondoy, Pepeng and Sendong,” Legarda said referring to the three strong storms that hit the country in the past years and left thousands dead with thousands more displaced and homeless. Read More
SENATOR LOREN LEGARDA TODAY EXPRESSED SUPPORT TO THE PROPOSED FREEDOM OF INFORMATION (FOI) BILL, STRESSING THAT HONESTY, TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY MUST ALWAYS BE UPHELD TO GAIN BACK THE PEOPLE’S CONFIDENCE AND FAITH IN THE BUREAUCRACY.
SENATOR LOREN LEGARDA TODAY URGED LOCAL GOVERNMENT UNITS AND THE PUBLIC TO BE PREPARED AND REMAIN ALERT AS TYPHOON PABLO ENTERED THE PHILIPPINE AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY (PAR).
“Let us heed the warning and the lessons of Ondoy, Pepeng and Sendong. Both the government and our people should have been prepared way before the typhoon entered the country,” said Legarda, Chair of the Senate Committee on Climate Change.
According to PAGASA, Surigao del Sur and the Northern part of Davao Oriental […]
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SENATOR LOREN LEGARDA TODAY UNDERSCORED THE BEST PRACTICES IN CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION BY COMMUNITIES AND URGED OTHER LOCAL GOVERNMENTS TO FOLLOW SUIT, ESPECIALLY WITH THE ALARMING STATISTICS ON DISASTER RISKS AND THE NATURAL HAZARDS EXPECTED TO VISIT THE COUNTRY IN THE LAST MONTH OF THE YEAR.
“PAGASA officials already warned that the incoming Typhoon Pablo could even be stronger than Tropical Storm Sendong in 2011. Our LGUs should now be prepared for it,” said Legarda, Chair of the Senate Committee […]
