Senate Resolution No. 630 – Mitigation Strategies for Climate Change

May 6, 2014

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON CLIMATE CHANGE TO LOOK INTO THE GOVERNMENT’S ADAPTATION AND MITIGATION STRATEGIES IN LIGHT OF THE REPORTED ONSET OF EL NINO THIS YEAR WITH THE END VIEW OF INSTITUTING LONG-TERM MEASURES TO IMPROVE THE COUNTRY’S RESILIENCE TO THE WORSENING IMPACT OF A CHANGING CLIMATE
Scope: National
Legislative status: Pending in the Committee (5/7/2014)
http://senate.gov.ph/lis/bill_res.aspx?congress=16&q=SRN-630
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SRN-630 (as filed)

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Senate Resolution No. 637 – Renewable Energy

May 6, 2014

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON ENERGY TO LOOK INTO THE SHARE OF RENEWABLE ENERGY IN THE OVERALL ENERGY MIX OF THE COUNTRY WITH THE END VIEW OF DETERMINING WEAKNESSES IN THE CURRENT IMPLEMENTATION OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9513 ALSO KNOWN AS THE RENEWABLE ENERGY ACT OF 2008
Scope: National
Legislative status: Pending in the Committee (5/7/2014)
http://senate.gov.ph/lis/bill_res.aspx?congress=16&q=SRN-637
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SRN-637 (as filed)

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Legarda: No Time, Water To Waste as PHL Expects El Niño

May 3, 2014

Senator Loren Legarda today said that there is no time to waste in getting ready for the El Niño phenomenon that is expected to hit the country in June, adding that this means Filipinos should start conserving water.
 
According to the Department of Science and Technology (DOST), the El Niño may trigger drought and stronger storms.
 
“As the DOST has warned of an impending El Niño, we expect that government agencies have already set out programs to address the effects of this […]

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