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 […]
THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN RELATIONS, CHAIRED BY SENATOR LOREN LEGARDA, WILL CONDUCT A HEARING ON THE OPTIONAL PROTOCOL ON THE CONVENTION AGAINST TORTURE (OPCAT) AND THE PROTOCOL I. THE HEARING IS SET ON WEDNESDAY, MAY 25, 2011, 10:00 AM AT THE PECSON ROOM IN THE SENATE.
Legarda said that the Protocol I is a supplement to the four Geneva Conventions. It primarily provides civilian population protection from the direct effects of hostilities during international armed conflicts only.
Meanwhile, the […]
AMID REPORTS ON THE INDEFINITE STAY OF SOME US TROOPS IN THE COUNTRY, SENATOR LOREN LEGARDA SAID THAT THE SENATE IS AWAITING THE REPORT FROM THE PRESIDENTIAL COMMISSION ON THE VISITING FORCES AGREEMENT (PCVFA). WITH THIS REPORT, THE SENATE CAN PROCEED WITH ITS REVIEW OF THE TREATY.
Legarda, Co-Chair of the Legislative Oversight Committee on the VFA (LOVFA), explained that the Committee is aware of the views expressed by some stakeholders on the VFA, particularly on claims of inequities characterizing […]
