SENATOR LOREN LEGARDA TODAY SAID THAT PRESIDENT BENIGNO AQUINO III, WHO IS THE CHAIRMAN OF THE CLIMATE CHANGE COMMISSION, MUST CONVENE THE AGENCY TO ENSURE THAT DISASTER RISK REDUCTION AND CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION IS PRIORITIZED IN THE DEVELOPMENT AGENDA.
Legarda, Chair of the Senate Committee on Climate Change, reiterated her call following a report from an international company, Swiss Reinsurance Co., showed a significant increase in the economic cost of disasters. From $68-billion in 2009, it rocketed to $218-billion in […]
SENATOR LOREN LEGARDA TODAY SAID THAT KEEPING OVERSEAS FILIPINOS INFORMED OF THE GOVERNMENT’S PROGRAMS AND SERVICES THEY CAN AVAIL WILL HELP THEM BETTER PLAN THEIR FUTURE AND ASSESS THEIR OPTIONS SO AS NOT TO BE CAUGHT OFF GUARD WHEN CRISIS IN THEIR HOST NATIONS ERUPTS.
The Chair of the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations stressed that several programs of various government agencies can provide a wide range of opportunities for repatriated Filipinos if only they are aware that these programs […]
The first quarter of the year has posed a great challenge to our government in terms of promoting the well-being and safety of Filipino nationals overseas. The socio-political developments in the Middle East and North Africa, and the hazards that occurred in some nations have put to test the ability of our government, including our embassies and consulates abroad, to carry out its mandated duty to protect our citizens living and working in foreign countries.
The political unrest in Tunisia […]
AMID ONGOING UNREST AND WITH THE OCCURRENCE OF NATURAL HAZARDS IN VARIOUS COUNTRIES, THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN RELATIONS, CHAIRED BY SENATOR LOREN LEGARDA, WILL CONDUCT AN INQUIRY ON THE PREPAREDNESS OF THE GOVERNMENT AND ITS STRATEGY TO ENSURE THE SAFETY AND WELFARE OF OVERSEAS FILIPINOS IN CRISIS SITUATIONS.
Legarda said that the hearing, set on March 29, 2011 at the Senate, will look into the efforts being done by the government in providing assistance to overseas Filipinos residing or […]
SHOULD A STRONG TEMBLOR HIT THE COUNTRY, OPEN SPACES WOULD BE THE SAFEST REFUGE FOR THE PEOPLE, SENATOR LOREN LEGARDA SAID.
“It is vital for any city to have designated open spaces that are not only used for recreational purposes but also as evacuation areas when natural hazards, such as earthquakes, occur,” said Legarda, Chair of the Senate Committee on Climate Change.
“However, this could pose a problem to some communities with only limited spaces left. It is always in […]
