“ALL IT TAKES IS POLITICAL WILL AND ELEVEN CITIES AND MUNICIPALITIES HAVE STARTED SHOWING THE REST OF THE COUNTRY THAT A PLASTIC BAG BAN CAN BE DONE. I COMMEND THESE LOCAL GOVERNMENT UNITS FOR BEING IN THE FRONTLINE OF THE BATTLE AGAINST SOLID WASTE AND FLOODING,” SENATOR LOREN LEGARDA SAID.
To date, eleven cities and municipalities have passed local ordinances banning the use of plastic bags within their jurisdiction, and these are: Muntinlupa City, Metro Manila; Batangas City; Antipolo City, […]
SENATOR LOREN LEGARDA URGES FELLOW LAWMAKERS TO SUPPORT THE BILL THAT WILL PROVIDE FREE AND SUITABLE PUBLIC EDUCATION FOR CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES TO PROMOTE THEIR INTEGRATION TO SOCIETY AND PROVIDE THEM OPPORTUNITIES AFFORDED TO OTHER FILIPINOS.
“As much as nine million of Filipinos suffer from disability, and we lack the government support even for the most basic of rights as free education for handicapped children,” Legarda lamented.
The World Health Organization estimates about 10% of Filipinos are living with some […]
SENATOR LOREN LEGARDA PRAISED THE MOVE BY THE STATE-OWNED DEVELOPMENT BANK OF THE PHILIPPINES (DBP) TO PARTICIPATE IN THE PUBLIC-PRIVATE INITIATIVE INTENDED TO AID LOCAL COMMUNITIES IN COMBATING THE DEVASTATING IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE.
The DBP recently signed the memorandum of cooperation on a Public-Private Partnership on Climate Change, Disaster Preparedness, and Sustainability.
“Government financial institutions like the Development Bank of the Philippines play an important role in our climate change mitigation and adaptation agenda,” the Senator said. “So-called ‘green […]
THE LACK OF DRAINAGE SYSTEM UPGRADES AND OTHER LONG-TERM REMEDIES TO WATERWAY CONGESTION EXACERBATES DESTRUCTIVE FLOODS IN METROPOLITAN AREAS, ACCORDING TO SENATOR LOREN LEGARDA. LEGARDA TODAY CALLS FOR LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS TO PREVENT FLOODS IN CONGESTED URBAN ZONES, PRIMARILY IN METRO MANILA, WHERE HEAVY RAINFALL IMMEDIATELY FLOODED MAIN THOROUGHFARES YESTERDAY.
Legarda also lamented that in Davao City, the recent flash floods have claimed the lives of at least 30.
“Upgrading drainage systems entails increasing the capacity of drainage systems to hold […]
SENATOR LOREN LEGARDA TODAY REITERATED HER CALL FOR THE PROTECTION OF THE IFUGAO RICE TERRACES FOLLOWING THE SPREAD OF REPORTS ABOUT ITS INCLUSION IN THE UNITED NATIONS EDUCATIONAL, SCIENTIFIC AND CULTURAL ORGANIZATION’S (UNESCO) LIST OF ENDANGERED SITES.
Legarda said that the Ifugao Rice Terraces has been dubbed as an Eighth Wonder of the World and inscribed in the World Heritage List in 1995 by the UNESCO. However, it was included in the 1999 World Monument Watch’s list of 100 most […]
