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Loren leads Philippine launch of UN Global Assessment Report on Disaster Risk Reduction

July 26, 2011

AS ANOTHER TROPICAL DEPRESSION, NAMED JUANING, LASHES AT FIVE PROVINCES IN THE BICOL REGION AND EARTHQUAKE HITS SOME PARTS OF THE COUNTRY, SENATOR LOREN LEGARDA LED THE PHILIPPINE LAUNCH OF THE UNITED NATIONS’ GLOBAL ASSESSMENT REPORT ON DISASTER RISK REDUCTION AT THE SENATE.
Held a day after President Aquino’s State of the Nation Address (SONA), Legarda said that she should have appreciated the SONA more “If the President asserted more clearly how the government will pursue disaster risk reduction and […]

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Philippine launch of the Global Assessment Report on Disaster Risk Reduction: Revealing Risk, Redefining Development

July 26, 2011

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 […]

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Loren Supports Call for P-Noy to be a ‘Green President’

July 25, 2011

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 […]

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Loren Supports Call for P-Noy to be a ‘Green President’

July 25, 2011

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 […]

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Loren to PNoy: Lead the Road to Climate Resilience

July 22, 2011

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 […]

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