Senator Loren Legarda called on agencies of the government to get their acts together in pursuing the mandate to protect overseas Filipinos. She was reacting to the contradictory positions taken by the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration and the Department of Foreign Affairs on the matter of issuing a deployment ban covering 41 countries.
“How can we genuinely protect the interests and well-being of 10 million Filipinos overseas if our government agencies cannot even get their acts together?” Legarda asked.
“The POEA Board […]
Senator Loren Legarda today renewed her call for improved water governance in the country.
Noting that President Benigno Aquino III has already asked the Inter-Agency Committee on the Water Sector to create a master plan on effective water management, Legarda said that the Inter-Agency Committee must harmonize water priorities-water supply, irrigation, power generation-with measures to avert flooding especially amid extreme weather events and particularly in areas with dams.
“Excess water has already been released from the reservoir of Magat Dam and this […]
SENATOR LOREN LEGARDA TODAY SAID THAT RURAL WOMEN MUST BE EMPOWERED TO RESPOND TO CLIMATE CHANGE NOT ONLY TO PROTECT THEMSELVES FROM THE IMPACTS OF THIS PHENOMENON BUT ALSO TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE OVERALL EFFORT OF CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION.
Legarda, Chair of the Senate Committee on Climate Change, said that women are more vulnerable to climate change than men and rural women are even at greater risk because they usually lack resources to cope with climate impacts.
“Women have distinct […]
SENATOR LOREN LEGARDA TODAY SAID THAT THE NATION’S ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PLAN SHOULD CONSIDER THE IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE SO THAT IT WOULD ACTUALLY CONTRIBUTE TO THE COUNTRY’S OVERALL PROGRESS AND NOT IN THE WORSENING OF DISASTER RISKS.
Legarda, the United Nations Champion for Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Change Adaptation for Asia and the Pacific, made the statement as she noted that the situation in Thailand, which is experiencing one of the worst flooding incidents in its history, has been […]
SENATOR LOREN LEGARDA HAILED THE CREATION OF THE NATIONAL FILM ARCHIVES OF THE PHILIPPINES (NFAP) AS NATIONS CELEBRATED THE WORLD DAY FOR AUDIOVISUAL HERITAGE ON OCTOBER 27, STRESSING THAT FILIPINO-PRODUCED FILMS AND OTHER AUDIOVISUAL RECORDINGS FORM PART OF THE COUNTRY’S RICH HERITAGE.
Legarda, Chair of the Senate Committee on Cultural Communities, said that Filipino films not only show a glimpse of the country’s history and culture but also showcases the rich talent of Filipinos like Atang dela Rama, Gerardo de […]
