“The Philippines’ ratification of ILO Convention 189 will pave the way for the treaty’s entry into force, but we have to do even more by encouraging other states, especially those with high concentration of Filipino domestic workers, to ratify the Convention. This treaty will strengthen our resolve and leverage in negotiating for stronger protection and better terms and conditions of employment of our kasambahays,”
“There is an overwhelming need for a comprehensive recovery and rehabilitation plan that will reduce the susceptibility of all sectors to the floods that threaten people’s health, homes, and livelihoods. Solid waste management is central to such a plan,”
“AS THE 30TH ILO MEMBER STATE TO RATIFY THE MARITIME LABOUR CONVENTION (MLC), 2006, TODAY IS NOTHING LESS THAN A GLOBAL MILESTONE,” SENATOR LOREN LEGARDA SAID AFTER THE PHILIPPINE SENATE APPROVED ON THIRD READING SENATE RESOLUTION 829.
Senate Session Hall;While divine providence brings us hope for a better tomorrow, we wake up again to our present day reality, to the state of disaster risks in the country: the lack of protection from natural hazards, weak urban planning, a growing urban poor, vulnerable rural livelihood, and a degraded ecosystem.
THE CAMOTES ISLAND IN CEBU, A TROPICAL PARADISE BLESSED WITH SUGARY WHITE SAND AND PRISTINE, CRYSTAL CLEAR WATERS, HAS BECOME A MODEL FOR DISASTER RISK REDUCTION AND MANAGEMENT, WITH ONE OF ITS MUNICIPALITIES, THE TOWN OF SAN FRANCISCO, WINNING THE 2011 UNITED NATIONS SASAKAWA AWARD FOR DISASTER RISK REDUCTION.
