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Gov’t Must Prioritize the Needs of Children in Disasters – Legarda

October 27, 2011

SENATOR LOREN LEGARDA TODAY CALLED ON THE GOVERNMENT TO REDUCE THE RISKS POSED BY DISASTERS ON CHILDREN BY ENSURING THAT DISASTER PREPAREDNESS PROGRAMS GIVE UTMOST ATTENTION TO THE NEEDS OF YOUNG CITIZENS.
Legarda, Chair of the Senate Committee on Climate Change, made the statement as she noted that an estimated 800,000 children are already affected by the flood crisis in Thailand.
“Children are more vulnerable to disastersnot only because of the dangers that come with these occurrences but also dueto […]

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Legarda Bats for Decent Working and Living Conditions for House Helpers, Wants Immediate Ratification of the Domestic Workers Convention

October 26, 2011

SENATOR LOREN LEGARDA TODAY EXPRESSED SUPPORT TO THE PHILIPPINE CAMPAIGN ON DECENT WORK FOR DOMESTIC WORKERS, PARTICULARLY ON THE SWIFT RATIFICATION OF THE INTERNATIONAL LABOR ORGANIZATION (ILO) CONVENTION NO. 189, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS “DOMESTIC WORKERS CONVENTION, 2011”.
Legarda, Chair of the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, said that house helpers are one of the lowest paid workers and are usually subjected to poor working conditions such as longer hours of work but no overtime pay and lack of social benefits.
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Legarda Expresses Sympathy to Turkey Quake Victims; Renews Call for PHL’s Earthquake Preparedness

October 24, 2011

SENATOR LOREN LEGARDA TODAY EXPRESSED DEEP SYMPATHY TO THE VICTIMS OF THE 7.2-MAGNITUDE EARTHQUAKE THAT HIT TURKEY ON SUNDAY.
Legarda, Chair of the Senate Committee on Climate Change and Committee on Foreign Relations, cited reports that the strong temblor, which was followed by at least seven aftershocks, caused the collapse of 80 buildings in the town of Ercis and the death of at least 138 people.
In this light, the Senator renewed her call for the country’s earthquake preparedness.
“Once […]

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Strengthen Rural Livelihood to Mitigate Impacts of Climate Change-Legarda

October 23, 2011

SENATOR LOREN LEGARDA TODAY SAID THAT THE GOVERNMENT MUST ADVANCE RURAL LIVELIHOOD NOT ONLY AS A WAY TO ALLEVIATE POVERTY BUT ALSO TO MITIGATE THE IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE.
The Chair of the Senate Committee on Climate Change explained that urban migration has worsened citizens’ exposure to climate change, noting that a study by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) showed that more than 30 million people in Asia and the Pacific were displaced by disasters such as floods and storms […]

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Legarda Commends Trisha Reyes for Winning UNEP Painting Competition

October 21, 2011

SENATOR LOREN LEGARDA TODAY FILED P. S. RESOLUTION NO. 627 TO CONGRATULATE AND COMMEND TRISHA CO REYES FOR WINNING THE 20TH UNITED NATIONS ENVIRONMENT PROGRAMM’S GLOBAL PAINTING COMPETITION AT THE TUNZA INTERNATIONAL CHILDREN AND YOUTH CONFERENCE ON THE ENVIRONMENT IN BANDUNG, INDONESIA.
Last September 27, 2011, Trisha Co Reyes, a 13-year-old girl from Tondo, Manila, bagged the top prize at the 20th United Nations Environment Programme’s Global Painting Competition at the Tunza International Children and Youth Conference on the Environment […]

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