Mr. President,
As we observe World Environment Day this week, I rise to bring to the attention of this august chamber the main messages of the recently launched 2011 Global Assessment Report on Disaster Risk Reduction of the United Nations, which aims to reveal risks and redefine development.
The world has been seeing the worst, biggest and deadliest disasters over the years – the floods in Pakistan, the earthquakes in Haiti, China and Chile, and the triple tragedy in Japan. […]
AN ACT TO INCLUDE ETHNIC ORIGIN IN THE NATIONAL SURVEY CONDUCTED BY THE NATIONAL STATISTICS OFFICE
Scope: National
Legislative status: Pending in the Committee (5/31/2011)
http://www.senate.gov.ph/lis/bill_res.aspx?congress=15&q=SBN-2858
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SBN – 2858 (as filed)
SENATOR LOREN LEGARDA HAS SOUGHT FOR AN INVESTIGATION BY THE SENATE ON THE REASON BEHIND THE RECENT MASSIVE FISHKILL IN TAAL LAKE.
Legarda filed Senate Resolution 498 to direct the Senate Committees on Agriculture and Food, Environment and Natural Resources, and Climate Change to immediately conduct an inquiry on the matter as over 700 metric tons of milkfish and tilapia, worth approximately Php57.226-million, have been killed in the different fish cages surrounding Taal Lake since May 26.
“Both consumers and […]
RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE COMMITTEES ON AGRICULTURE AND FOOD, ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES, AND ON CLIMATE CHANGE, TO CONDUCT AN IMMEDIATE INVESTIGATION, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE CAUSE OF THE MASSIVE FISHKILL IN TAAL LAKE
Scope: National
Legislative status: Pending in the Committee (5/31/2011)
http://www.senate.gov.ph/lis/bill_res.aspx?congress=15&q=SRN-498
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SRN-498 (as filed)
SENATOR LOREN LEGARDA HAS SOUGHT THE PROTECTION OF THE NATION’S CULTURAL HERITAGE THROUGH THE REGISTRATION OF OWNERSHIP OF VARIOUS CULTURAL PROPERTIES OF INDIGENOUS GROUPS IN THE COUNTRY.
As part of her advocacy to preserve and protect Philippine Heritage, Legarda filed Senate Bill 2831, The Traditional Property Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act, which seeks to make an inventory of all cultural properties of the various indigenous communities in the country and mandates the payment of royalties for the use of these […]
