SENATOR LOREN LEGARDA TODAY HAILED A HONG KONG COURT DECISION ON THE CASE OF A FILIPINA’S APPLICATION FOR PERMANENT RESIDENCY.
Legarda, Chair of the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, said that the ruling which favored Evangeline Vallejos, a domestic helper in Hong Kong since 1986, serves as a positive sign that overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) might be provided with other benefits by the Hong Kong government.
“While we respect the appellate procedures of the judicial system in Hong Kong, we […]
SENATOR LOREN LEGARDA CALLED ON THE NATIONAL POWER CORPORATION (NAPOCOR) TO ENSURE THAT THE UPDATED PROTOCOLS ON DAM WATER RELEASES WOULD NO LONGER POSE RISKS TO THE LIVES AND LIVELIHOOD OF PEOPLE IN AFFECTED AREAS.
Legarda made the call as communities in the provinces of Bulacan, Pampanga, Nueva Ecija and Pangasinan remain submerged in floodwaters even as Napocor said it has already updated its protocol for dam water release.
“Napocor said it has updated its dam protocols, but the current […]
THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON CLIMATE CHANGE WILL CONDUCT A HEARING ON MONDAY, OCTOBER 3, TO DISCUSS UPDATES ON THE GOVERNMENT’S DISASTER PREVENTION GIVEN THE WORSENING CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACTS MANIFESTED BY EXTREME WEATHER EVENTS, INCLUDING THE ENTRY OF TYPHOON QUIEL TODAY.
Senator Loren Legarda, the committee chair, said the highlights of the hearing include the presentations by Climate Change Commission Secretary Mary Ann Lucille Sering on the National Climate Change Action Plan, and by Gen. Benito Ramos of the National Disaster […]
SENATOR LOREN LEGARDA TODAY FORMALLY LAUNCHED THE DISASTER PREPAREDNESS AND FIRST AID HANDBOOK THAT WAS ACCOMPLISHED BY THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON CLIMATE CHANGE WHICH SHE CHAIRS.
Legarda, the United Nations Regional Champion for Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Change Adaptation for Asia-Pacific, said the handbook aims to educate citizens how to prepare for and respond to both natural and human-induced hazards.
The manual was completed in collaboration with the following agencies:
– Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR)
– […]
SENATOR LOREN LEGARDA TODAY CALLED FOR THE STRICT IMPLEMENTATION OF THE LAWS ON THE PROTECTION OF THE COUNTRY’S FORESTS AS SHE CONDEMNED THE REPORTED DESECRATION OF MT. PULAG, THE THIRD HIGHEST PEAK IN THE COUNTRY THAT IS BOUNDED BY THE PROVINCES OF BENGUET, IFUGAO AND NUEVA VIZCAYA.
In a report from the Department of Environment and National Resources – Cordillera Administrative Region (DENR-CAR) on the status of forest conversion at Mt. Pulag National Park, it was revealed that parts of […]
