Forty-five days after Mindanao bore tropical storm Sendong’s whiplash of death and destruction, we witness severely affected cities of Cagayan de Oro and Iligan pick up and rebuild the pieces of their people’s shattered lives.
For days, if not weeks, headlines screamed the cold statistics on the dead and the missing and the confluence of factors that led to the unspeakable disaster.
Read MoreAN ACT ADOPTING THE INTEGRATED RIVER BASIN MANAGEMENT APPROACH AS A COMPREHENSIVE FRAMEWORK IN DEVELOPING AND MANAGING THE COUNTRY’S RIVER BASIN SYSTEMS, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
Scope: National
Legislative status: Pending in the Committee (01/30/2012)
http://www.senate.gov.ph/lis/bill_res.aspx?congress=15&q=SBN-3105
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SBN – 3105 (as filed)
SENATOR LOREN LEGARDA TODAY EXPRESSED SUPPORT OVER THE GOVERNMENT’S DISASTER MITIGATION PROGRAMS THAT ARE NOW UNDERWAY.
Legarda, Chair of the Senate Committee on Climate Change, said that the Department of Agriculture’s upgrade of its weather stations and the Department of Science and Technology’s introduction of locally-developed flood warning system are most welcome developments in making the country disaster-resilient.
“I hope we have more strengthened government-initiated programs on disaster risk reduction (DRR) that have been taking place and that the government […]
IN CELEBRATION OF THE PHILIPPINE TROPICAL FABRICS MONTH, SENATOR LOREN LEGARDA URGED THE GOVERNMENT AND CONCERNED SECTORS TO PUSH FOR PROGRAMS THAT WOULD BETTER PROMOTE THE NATION’S TROPICAL FABRICS.
Legarda, principal author of the Philippine Tropical Fabrics Law of 2004 (R.A. No. 9242), commended the government’s directive to carry out extensive research on indigenous fabrics and pursue development of the local textile industry, as she encouraged the compliance of government agencies and the support of private sector.
“The tropical fabrics […]
IN A BID TO ENSURE BETTER MANAGEMENT OF THE COUNTRY’S RIVERS AND MINIMIZE THE RISKS BROUGHT BY EXTREME WEATHER EVENTS, SENATOR LOREN LEGARDA HAS PROPOSED THE INSTITUTIONALIZATION OF THE INTEGRATED RIVER SYSTEM MANAGEMENT APPROACH.
Legarda explained that despite the collaborative efforts exerted by various agencies of government on water management, the risks of flashfloods and other water-related disasters continue to threaten communities as witnessed during the onslaught of Tropical Storm Sendong in Northern Mindanao and some parts of Visayas.
“Climate […]
