SENATOR LOREN LEGARDA COMMENDED SIXTEEN MEMBERS OFTHE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES WHO UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED “THE INCHEON RESOLUTION OFTHE PHILIPPINE PARLIAMENTARIANS ON EFFECTIVE DISASTER RISK REDUCTION AND CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION IN THE PHILIPPINES” AT A LEGISLATIVE WORKSHOP HELD IN INCHEON, SOUTH KOREA YESTERDAY.
“This document fortifies the commitment of agrowing number of policy makers in the country to decisively confront theissues of worsening disasters and climate change impacts,” said Legarda.
Legarda, United Nations Regional Champion for Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Change […]
“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 […]
