SENATOR LOREN LEGARDA TODAY LAMENTED THAT WHILE THE PHILIPPINES IS ABUNDANT IN NATURAL WEALTH MANY FILIPINOS CONTINUE TO LIVE IN ABJECT POVERTY, STRESSING THAT EVEN RESOURCE-RICH PROVINCES BELONG TO THE POOREST AREAS IN THE COUNTRY.
“It is alarming that provinces enjoying large mineral deposits such as Surigao del Norte and Masbate are two of the top ten poorest provinces in the Philippines. They have one thing in common-the unabated and unregulated over-extraction of their mineral resources,” Legarda said.
The Senator […]
FOLLOWING THE REGIONAL LAUNCH FOR ASIA OF THE 2011 UNITED NATIONS’ GLOBAL ASSESSMENT REPORT ON DISASTER RISK REDUCTION IN BANGKOK, SENATOR LOREN LEGARDA RENEWED HER CALL FOR A CLEAR STRATEGY ON DISASTER RISK REDUCTION (DRR) BY BOTH THE NATIONAL AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS.
Citing the Report which monitors the progress in DRR and offers suggestions on improving nations’ efforts to reduce disaster risks, Legarda pointed out that the national government, particularly the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC), must […]
ALARMED WITH THE REPORTED POACHING THAT RAVAGED APPROXIMATELY 7,000 HECTARES OF SEA BED WITHIN THE MORO GULF AND THE SULU SEA, SENATOR LOREN LEGARDA TODAY CALLED THE ATTENTION OF GOVERNMENT AGENCIES MANDATED TO ENFORCE REPUBLIC ACT 8550 OR THE FISHERIES CODE OF THE PHILIPPINES.
According to reports, the damaged marine life area measured about twice the size of Manila and poachers harvested more than 21,000 pieces of black coral and killed hundreds of marine species, including 161 endangered turtles, with […]
AS TYPHOON CHEDENG ENTERS THE PHILIPPINE AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY, SENATOR LOREN LEGARDA REMINDED LOCAL GOVERNMENT UNITS (LGUS) AND COMMUNITIES, PARTICULARLY THOSE EXPECTED TO BE HIT BY THE STORM, THAT THEIR DISASTER PREPAREDNESS MECHANISMS SHOULD NOW BE IN PLACE. PAGASA HAS FORECASTED THE POSSIBILITY THAT CHEDENG WILL BECOME A “SUPER TYPHOON” WHICH WILL BRING STRONG WINDS AND RAINS.
“By now, LGUs and barangays should already be prepared for Typhoon Chedeng. They should be ready to implement disaster management and early warning […]
SENATOR LEGARDA, CHAIR OF THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN RELATIONS, WELCOMED THE REPORTED AFFIRMATION OF COMMITMENT BY CHINESE DEFENSE MINISTER LIANG GUANGLIE TO PEACEFUL DIALOGUE IN RESOLVING THE SOUTH CHINA SEA ISSUE.
“Such positive gesture is vital to keeping peace and stability in the region and constitutes good will and positive effort that is in conformity to the Declaration on the Conduct (DOC) of Parties in the South China Sea which the Philippines signed together with China and ASEAN member […]
