IN THE NEW YEAR, MY WISH IS FOR US TO LEARN TO ADAPT TO CLIMATE CHANGE AND TO MAKE OUR COMMUNITIES DISASTER-RESILIENT. MY PRAYER IS FOR THE VULNERABLE AND MARGINALIZED TO RECOVER AND BE EMPOWERED. MY HOPE IS FOR US TO REDEFINE DEVELOPMENT THAT WILL GIVE US TRUE QUALITY OF LIFE AND HAPPINESS!
Read MoreAS THE COUNTRY ENTERS A NEW YEAR STILL REELING FROM THE EFFECTS OF TYPHOON SENDONG IN MINDANAO, SENATOR LOREN LEGARDA TODAY EXPRESSED CONCERN OVER THE CONDITIONAL IMPLEMENTATION OF THE CALAMITY FUND IN 2011 AND 2012 BUDGETS, STRESSING THAT IT VIOLATES THE DISASTER RISK REDUCTION AND MANAGEMENT ACT (DRRM) OF 2010 AND SHOWS LACK OF UNDERSTANDING OF DISASTER RESILIENCE.
Legarda, Chair of the Senate Committee on Climate Change, said that if the government wants to reduce its spending on relief, rehabilitation […]
AS FOREIGN AND PRIVATE SECTOR ASSISTANCE CONTINUE TO POUR IN FOR TROPICAL STORM SENDONG VICTIMS, SENATOR LOREN LEGARDA CALLED ON THE GOVERNMENT, PARTICULARLY THE NATIONAL DISASTER RISK REDUCTION AND MANAGEMENT COUNCIL (NDRRMC), TO ENSURE THAT RESOURCES BENEFIT TARGETED VICTIM COMMUNITIES IN AFFECTED AREAS.
“Strict monitoring and transparent accounting of aid should be undertaken to avoid misallocation and misuse of resources. The NDRRMC should efficiently coordinate relief efforts of various donors and manage resources that have been pouring in. Effective administration […]
SENATOR LOREN LEGARDA TODAY URGED PRESIDENT AQUINO TO ALLOCATE SUFFICIENT RESOURCES FOR DISASTER RISK REDUCTION (DRR) AS SHE ENCOURAGED THE GOVERNMENT TO FULLY IMPLEMENT AN INTERNATIONAL ACTION PLAN THAT PROVIDES A FRAMEWORK TO EFFECTIVELY REDUCE RISKS TO DISASTERS.
Legarda, the UN Champion for Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Change Adaptation for Asia Pacific, is referring to the Hyogo Framework for Action or HFA, a ten-year blueprint for reducing risks to disasters worldwide that was adopted by 168 Member States of […]
SENATOR LOREN LEGARDA TODAY ENCOURAGED LOCAL GOVERNMENT UNITS TO START MAKING THEIR COMMUNITIES DISASTER RESILIENT AND ENSURE THAT PEOPLE ARE OUT OF HARM’S WAY.
“Witnessing the grim scenario caused by Tropical Storm Sendong, particularly in the cities of Iligan and Cagayan de Oro in Region 10, we can no longer ignore the pressing need to make the whole country prepared in times of calamities, which means each and every barangay must be able to withstand the impact of worsening disasters […]
