Mr. President, Distinguished Colleagues:
I have the honor to seek approval of Senate Resolution No. 732 under Committee Report No. 130, entitled “Resolution Concurring in the Ratification of the Treaty on Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters between the Republic of the Philippines and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland,” and Senate Resolution No. 734 under Committee Report No. 132, entitled “Resolution Concurring in the Ratification of the Treaty between the Republic of the Philippines and the […]
Allow me to thank the University of Santo Tomas for inviting me in this assembly.
The Philippines is home to a rich biodiversity. It boasts of a plethora of flora and fauna from the mountaintops down to the deepest seas, spread out in the 7,107 islands of the country. About 15.8 million hectares of land, or more than half of the country’s total land area of 30 million hectares, are classified as forestland ; around 3,000 tree species, as well […]
SENATOR LOREN LEGARDA TODAY SAID THAT THE ASSESSMENT OF THE DISASTER RISKS POSED BY CLIMATE CHANGE IN DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE COUNTRY MUST BE AN INTEGRAL PART OF URBAN PLANNING, STRESSING THAT MOST CITIES AND MUNICIPALITIES ARE COASTAL AREAS, WHICH ARE MORE VULNERABLE TO THREATS SUCH AS SEA LEVEL RISE AND WEATHER IN EXTREMES.
In her message at the launch of the Coastal Cities at Risk (CCaR) Project by the Manila Observatory (MO) and the Ateneo de Manila University (ADMU), […]
Allow me to thank the Manila Observatory and the Ateneo de Manila University for inviting me to join you in the launch of the Coastal Cities at Risk Project.
An estimated 2.8 billion people, or more than 40% of the total global population, are living in coastal cities.
If we consider locations that are less than 9 meters above sea level, so called “low elevation coastal zones,” then roughly one in every 10 person in the world lives in these […]
In this era when the severity and frequency of natural hazards and extreme weather events are unpredictable, rural development and urban planning have become even more critical. We have witnessed whole villages being swept away by enormous floods and various infrastructure crumbling during strong earthquakes.
It is unfortunate that it is only after disasters strike that we realize how badly we have abused our natural resources; that we have failed to faithfully pursue sustainable, adaptable and resilient development.
The development […]
