Senate Session Hall;While divine providence brings us hope for a better tomorrow, we wake up again to our present day reality, to the state of disaster risks in the country: the lack of protection from natural hazards, weak urban planning, a growing urban poor, vulnerable rural livelihood, and a degraded ecosystem.
THE CAMOTES ISLAND IN CEBU, A TROPICAL PARADISE BLESSED WITH SUGARY WHITE SAND AND PRISTINE, CRYSTAL CLEAR WATERS, HAS BECOME A MODEL FOR DISASTER RISK REDUCTION AND MANAGEMENT, WITH ONE OF ITS MUNICIPALITIES, THE TOWN OF SAN FRANCISCO, WINNING THE 2011 UNITED NATIONS SASAKAWA AWARD FOR DISASTER RISK REDUCTION.
“Beyond our shores, more and more countries are also suffering from disasters of unprecedented magnitude—last year Cambodia, Thailand, and Bangladesh went through devastating floods, which are among the worst in their history,”
“Natutuwa ako para sa ating mga kasambahay dahil ang pag-apruba ng ILO Convention 189 ay magbibigay daan sa tamang pagkilala sa kanilang mahalagang papel sa mga kabahayan kung saan sila nagtatrabaho at sa kanilang kontribusyon sa ekonomiya,”
SENATOR LOREN LEGARDA TODAY SAID THAT THE COUNTRY URGENTLY NEEDS AN EFFECTIVE AND ENDURING SOLUTION TO ITS FLOOD PROBLEM, STRESSING THAT THE GOVERNMENT MUST IMMEDIATELY CREATE A PLAN OF ACTION FOR FLOOD PREVENTION AND MITIGATION AND IMPLEMENT IT RIGHT AWAY.