SENATOR LOREN LEGARDA TODAY WELCOMED THE VISIT TO THE PHILIPPINES OF MS. MARGARETA WAHLSTRÖM, SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE UN SECRETARY-GENERAL FOR DISASTER RISK REDUCTION, STRESSING THAT IT WOULD HELP BOOST THE COUNTRY’S DISASTER RESILIENCY INITIATIVES ESPECIALLY IN LIGHT OF THE RECENT DEVASTATION BROUGHT BY TROPICAL STORM SENDONG.
Ms. Wahlström will be in the country from January 24-27 to visit the cities of Iligan and Cagayan de Oro, which were most affected by Tropical Storm Sendong.
Legarda, the United Nations Regional […]
RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES AND COMMITTEE ON CLIMATE CHANGE TO LOOK INTO THE NECESSITY OF INSTITUTING A SYSTEM OF MANDATORY ENVIRONMENTAL INSURANCE COVERAGE IN LIGHT OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL DAMAGES GENERATED BY COMMERCIAL ACTIVITIES AND WORSENED BY THE IMPACT OF CLIMATE CHANGE
Scope: National
Legislative status: Pending in the Committee (01/24/2012)
http://www.senate.gov.ph/lis/bill_res.aspx?congress=15&q=SRN-682
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SRN-682 (as filed)
SENATOR LOREN LEGARDA HAS URGED THE SENATE TO LOOK INTO THE NECESSITY OF INSTITUTING A SYSTEM OF MANDATORY ENVIRONMENTAL INSURANCE COVERAGE (MEIC) IN LIGHT OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL DAMAGES GENERATED BY COMMERCIAL ACTIVITIES AND WORSENED BY THE IMPACT OF CLIMATE CHANGE.
Legarda, Chair of the Senate Committee on Climate Change, said that such system could be crucial in protecting communities from possible environmental disasters and prevent incidences such as the Marcopper mining tragedy in Marinduque and massive fish kills in Rapu-Rapu, […]
STRESSING THAT THE LAKE LANAO AND ITS WATERSHEDS ARE NOW IN THE MIDDLE OF AN ECOLOGICAL CRISIS, SENATOR LOREN LEGARDA IS PUSHING FOR THE CREATION OF THE LAKE LANAO DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY.
Legarda said that a 2006 study made by the Mindanao State University found that the Lake suffers from massive algae contamination brought about by indiscriminate logging, extensive land-use and farming.
“The continued deterioration of Lake Lanao is most unfortunate given its historical, cultural, economic and ecological importance to the […]
SENATOR LOREN LEGARDA HAS PUSHED FOR AN INQUIRY ON THE CONDITIONAL IMPLEMENTATION OF THE 2011 AND 2012 CALAMITY FUND ON PRE-DISASTER ACTIVITIES, STRESSING THAT SUCH POLICY VIOLATES REPUBLIC ACT 10121 OR THE DISASTER RISK REDUCTION AND MANAGEMENT (DRRM) ACT.
“Under the DRRM Act, the present calamity fund appropriated under the annual General Appropriations Act shall be known as the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management (NDRRM) Fund and it shall be used for disaster risk reduction such as training of […]
