June 9, 2015
Senator Loren Legarda today said the Philippines should lead by example in reducing carbon emissions as it calls for urgent climate action.
Legarda said during the hearing of the Senate Committee on Climate Change, which she chairs, that the country’s intended nationally determined contribution (INDC) should reflect its strong stance towards deep cuts in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as a way to mitigate climate change.
“The Philippines, as third highest in the world in terms of vulnerability to weather-related extreme events based […]
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June 8, 2015
Privilege Speech of Senator Loren Legarda
“Living Green Today for a Healthier and Safer Tomorrow”
8 June 2015 | Senate Session Hall
“The day would not be too far when all else would be lost not only for the present generation, but also for those to come—generations which stand to inherit nothing but parched earth incapable of sustaining life.”[1]
Mr. President,
I have just quoted the Philippine Supreme Court in its landmark decision 22 years ago that upheld the concept of […]
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June 8, 2015
RESOLUTION HONORING FORMER SENATE PRESIDENT PRO-TEMPORE LETICIA RAMOS SHAHANI WHO CONTINUES TO SERVE THE NATION AND THE FILIPINO PEOPLE WITH UTMOST DEDICATION AND EXCELLENCE, RECOGNIZING HER REMARKABLE CONTRIBUTION AS LEGISLATOR, DIPLOMAT, EDUCATOR, WOMEN’S RIGHTS ADVOCATE AND CIVIL SOCIETY LEADER
Scope: National
Legislative status: Adopted (6/10/2015)
http://senate.gov.ph/lis/bill_res.aspx?congress=16&q=SRN-1396
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SRN-1396 (as filed)
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June 8, 2015
Taklub is the kind of movie that you need a few moments to recover at the end of the film. It will leave an impact on the viewer. And yes, it is something that enriches one’s soul.
— Ellen T. Tordesillas, Vera Files
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June 7, 2015
Senator Loren Legarda today renewed her call for humanity to uphold the concept of inter-generational responsibility—the responsibility of every generation to ensure that succeeding generations will continue to enjoy a balanced and healthful ecology.
Legarda, Chairperson of the Senate Committee on Environment and Natural Resources, echoed United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon’s call on World Environment Day (June 5) to “increase the quality of life for all people without increasing environmental degradation, and without compromising the resource needs of future generations.”
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