Technical Briefing on the Joint World Bank-UN Publication:
“Natural Hazards, Unnatural Disasters: The Economics of Effective Prevention”
OPENING STATEMENT OF SENATOR LOREN LEGARDA
As the Philippines seeks to pursue sustainable development, the lessons of Typhoons Ondoy and Pepeng have taught us that we should not train our sights merely on enhancing our capacities to re-build after each and every disaster. For without effective disaster prevention, hundreds of lives, thousands of homes, billions worth of properties and livelihoods, even government’s growth and […]
SENATOR LOREN LEGARDA, CHAIR OF THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON CLIMATE CHANGE, TODAY ANNOUNCED THAT MAYORS FROM THE NATIONAL CAPITAL REGION AND THE ALLIANCE OF SEVEN WILL PARTICIPATE IN THE MANILA LAUNCH OF THE “MAKING CITIES RESILIENT: MY CITY IS GETTING READY!” CAMPAIGN OF THE UNITED NATIONS INTERNATIONAL STRATEGY FOR DISASTER REDUCTION (UNISDR) ON FEBRUARY 11, 2011, FRIDAY 9:30 AM AT THE EAST REMBO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, JP RIZAL EXTENSION, BRGY. EAST REMBO, MAKATI CITY.
Mayors who will commit to UN’s Ten […]
WORLD BANK-PHILIPPINES COUNTRY DIRECTOR BERT HOFMAN WILL BE THE GUEST OF HONOR IN THE SENATE OF THE CHAIR OF THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON CLIMATE CHANGE, SENATOR LOREN LEGARDA, FOR A HIGH LEVEL TECHNICAL BRIEFING ON THE LATEST REPORT BY THE WORLD BANK AND THE UNITED NATIONS TITLED, “NATURAL HAZARDS, UNNATURAL DISASTERS: THE ECONOMICS OF EFFECTIVE PROMOTION”, ON THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 9:30 AM AT THE SENATOR PADILLA ROOM.
Hofman, together with Apurva Sanghi, lead author of the publication, and Yan Zhang, […]
SENATOR LOREN LEGARDA TODAY CALLED ON THE GOVERNMENT AND THE PRIVATE SECTOR TO INCREASE THEIR SUPPORT FOR “GREEN SKILLS” PROGRAMS THAT WOULD NOT ONLY CREATE MORE LIVELIHOOD OPPORTUNITIES FOR MANY FILIPINOS BUT ALSO PROMOTE ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION.
The Office of Senator Legarda has already been conducting green skills training in partnership with the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) to provide livelihood opportunities to poor communities using recycled materials while promoting a cleaner environment.
“This is an effort that is […]
IN CELEBRATION OF SENATOR LOREN LEGARDA’S BIRTHDAY, THE LINGKOD LOREN, A HUMANITARIAN PROGRAM OF LEGARDA, WILL CONDUCT AN ADVOCACY FAIR IN THE CITY OF MALABON, WHERE THE SENATOR GREW UP, ON THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 2011.
The advocacy fair aims to benefit residents of Barangays San Agustin, Potrero, and Tañong through various activities such as: medical and dental mission with doctors from the National Kidney and Transplant Institute and the Department of Health; dentists from the Filipino-Chinese Dental Foundation, Bobby Co., […]
