SENATOR LOREN LEGARDA TODAY CALLED ON THE NATIONAL GOVERNMENT AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT UNITS (LGUS) IN MINDANAO TO INCLUDE DISASTER RISK REDUCTION (DRR) AND CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION (CCA) IN THEIR PRIORITY PROGRAMS IN THE SOUTHERN REGION OF THE COUNTRY AS THEY CONTINUE TO CARRY OUT ANTI-INSURGENCY EFFORTS.
Legarda, Chair of the Senate Committee on Climate Change, said that aside from the lingering insurgency problem, Mindanao today is faced with a greater and more unpredictable threat-natural hazards made harsher and more devastating […]
RESOLUTION URGING THE NATIONAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY TO DEVELOP NEW INDICATORS THAT WILL REFLECT THE HAPPINESS AND WELL-BEING OF FILIPINOS, ADOPTING THE GROSS NATIONAL HAPPINESS CONCEPT OF THE ROYAL GOVERNMENT OF BHUTAN, WITH THE END IN VIEW OF PURSUING THE HOLISTIC DEVELOPMENT OF THE COUNTRY AMID THREATS OF CLIMATE CHANGE
Scope: National
Legislative status: Pending in the Committee (1/16/2012)
http://www.senate.gov.ph/lis/bill_res.aspx?congress=15&q=SRN-672
Download PDF
SRN – 672 (as filed)
RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON CLIMATE CHANGE TO LOOK INTO THE CONDITIONAL IMPLEMENTATION OF THE 2011 AND 2012 CALAMITY FUND, IN LIGHT OF THE NEED FOR IMPROVED DISASTER PREPAREDNESS AMID WORSENING IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE
Scope: National
Legislative status: Pending in the Committee (1/16/2012)
http://www.senate.gov.ph/lis/bill_res.aspx?congress=15&q=SRN-673
Download PDF
SRN-673 (as filed)
SENATOR LOREN LEGARDA TODAY COMMENDED THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION (DEPED) FOR TAKING A STEP FURTHER IN BRINGING EDUCATION CLOSER TO FILIPINOS BELONGING TO INDIGENOUS CULTURAL COMMUNITIES (ICCS) THROUGH THE INDIGENOUS PEOPLES EDUCATION OFFICE (IPSEO).
Legarda, Chair of the Senate Committee on Cultural Communities, said that as a basic right, education should be made accessible to all Filipinos, including members of ICCs, most of which live in far-flung areas.
“I am glad that DepEd came up with the idea of creating […]
SENATOR LOREN LEGARDA HAS URGED THE SENATE TO CONDUCT AN INVESTIGATION ON THE ACCOUNTABILITY OF FINANCIERS OF SMALL-SCALE MINING OPERATIONS IN THE RECENT LANDSLIDE THAT OCCURRED IN PANTUKAN, COMPOSTELA VALLEY.
In filing Senate Resolution No. 675, Legarda said that specific areas in Pantukan, including Barangay Napnapan where the January 5, 2012 and the April 2011 landslides occurred, have been identified as landslide-prone areas and the mountain region could collapse from high pressure or big movements, thereby not suitable for habitation […]
