Allow me to thank the Manila Observatory and the Ateneo de Manila University for inviting me to join you in the launch of the Coastal Cities at Risk Project.
An estimated 2.8 billion people, or more than 40% of the total global population, are living in coastal cities.
If we consider locations that are less than 9 meters above sea level, so called “low elevation coastal zones,” then roughly one in every 10 person in the world lives in these […]
In this era when the severity and frequency of natural hazards and extreme weather events are unpredictable, rural development and urban planning have become even more critical. We have witnessed whole villages being swept away by enormous floods and various infrastructure crumbling during strong earthquakes.
It is unfortunate that it is only after disasters strike that we realize how badly we have abused our natural resources; that we have failed to faithfully pursue sustainable, adaptable and resilient development.
The development […]
THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN RELATIONS, CHAIRED BY SENATOR LOREN LEGARDA, IS SET TO DISCUSS TWO MUTUAL LEGAL ASSISTANCE TREATIES AND THE CONSULAR AGREEMENT WITH CHINA IN A HEARING ON THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 2012, 9:00AM AT THE SENATE SESSION HALL.
Legarda said that the Philippine Government’s Mutual Legal Assistance treaties with (1) the People’s Republic of China (PROC) and (2) the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, seek to establish measures in improving cooperation in investigation, prosecution and […]
AS PHILIPPINE UNIVERSITIES FALL OFF FROM THE LIST OF TOP 300 TERTIARY EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS WORLDWIDE, SENATOR LOREN LEGARDA TODAY CALLED ON THE ASSESSORS OF STATE UNIVERSITIES AND COLLEGES’ PROGRAMS AND CURRICULA TO HELP IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF EDUCATION IN THE COUNTRY.
“Making the Philippine education system at par with its global counterparts is a gargantuan task, even more so today as the quality of education in our country leaves much to be desired, following the international rating our universities received […]
SENATOR LOREN LEGARDA TODAY CALLED FOR THE PASSAGE OF THE PROPOSED MEASURE THAT WOULD PROHIBIT THE CATCHING OF SHARKS, STRESSING THAT THE ABSENCE OF SUCH LAW COULD LEAD TO THE EXTINCTION OF SHARK SPECIES.
Legarda noted a recent news report showing fishermen engaged in the act of shark finning without apprehension as there is no law prohibiting such act.
The practice of shark finning involves the removal of the fin, which can be sold at a price between P600 and […]
