This forum could not come at a more opportune time. Yesterday, we heard the State of the Nation Address (SONA) from our President. I laud President Aquino for speaking on good governance, social protection, and socio-economic gains, among other successes. However, as UNISDR Regional Champion for Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Change Adaptation for the Asia and the Pacific, I would appreciate the SONA more if the President asserted more clearly how the government will pursue disaster risk reduction and […]
ON THE DAY OF THE PRESIDENT’S STATE OF THE NATION ADDRESS (SONA), SENATOR LOREN LEGARDA ECHOES THE CALL FOR PRESIDENT AQUINO TO BE A “GREEN PRESIDENT,” ASIDE FROM BEING A “YELLOW PRESIDENT,” BY MAKING CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION AND DISASTER RISK REDUCTION – IN RELATION TO POVERTY ALLEVIATION – HIS TOP PRIORITY.
This call was made by the Senator after various groups of lawmakers, environmentalists, indigenous people and other advocates made a similar call on the President urging him to support […]
ON THE DAY OF THE PRESIDENT’S STATE OF THE NATION ADDRESS (SONA), SENATOR LOREN LEGARDA ECHOES THE CALL FOR PRESIDENT AQUINO TO BE A “GREEN PRESIDENT,” ASIDE FROM BEING A “YELLOW PRESIDENT,” BY MAKING CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION AND DISASTER RISK REDUCTION – IN RELATION TO POVERTY ALLEVIATION – HIS TOP PRIORITY.
This call was made by the Senator after various groups of lawmakers, environmentalists, indigenous people and other advocates made a similar call on the President urging him to support […]
SENATOR LOREN LEGARDA RENEWED HER CALL FOR PRESIDENT AQUINO TO PLACE DISASTER PREVENTION AND CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION HIGH ON THE LIST OF NATIONAL GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS, WHICH WILL BE ENCOMPASSED IN THE FORTHCOMING STATE OF THE NATION ADDRESS.
“The President’s SONA should fuse flagship programs that seek to build our resilience as a nation against the challenges ahead – worsening disasters and devastating climate change impacts. I urge PNoy to lead the road to climate resilience and present to us a […]
SENATOR LOREN LEGARDA, CHAIR OF THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON CLIMATE CHANGE TODAY URGED THAT WE STOP KILLING OUR TREES BY STRICTLY PROHIBITING THE POSTERING OF DIFFERENT BILLS ON THEM AND INSTEAD DEVELOP OPEN, GREEN SPACES AND MINI-FORESTS SIMILAR TO THE GREAT CITIES OF THE WORLD LIKE BERLIN AND SAO PAOLO AND COUNTRIES LIKE SINGAPORE AND VIETNAM.
“What we need in every empty space are more trees that would breathe in carbon dioxide emissions and exhale clean oxygen that we can […]
