April 6, 2014
MANILA, Philippines – Much has been said about the recent calamities in the Visayas — the earthquakes and the super-typhoon that brought much devastation and tragedy to the region. Amid all these, the Filipinos’ resilience and strength have amazed and inspired the world.
“The Filipinos’ resilient spirit is admired by the world,” says Senator Loren Legarda, United Nation’s Asia-Pacific regional champion for Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Change Adaptation. These tragedies also bring light to two of her advocacies: environmental protection […]
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April 6, 2014
Senator Loren Legarda today stressed on the need to allocate sufficient funds and prioritize the implementation of action plans for disaster risk reduction and management (DRRM) and climate change adaptation and mitigation (CCAM).
Legarda, Chair of the Senate Committee on Climate Change, said climate experts have already warned of the grim scenario that nations, especially in Southeast Asia, could face due to the warming climate.
The Senator noted that the latest report from the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) […]
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April 4, 2014
Senator Loren Legarda on Friday expressed her grief over the death of her former co-anchor Harry Gasser.
The veteran broadcaster passed away Thursday morning after suffering a stroke last week. He was 76.
“I extend my sympathies to Harry’s family, to his wife Flora and their children. I am deeply saddened by his passing,” Legarda said in a statement.
“Harry was very professional. He was kind, a gentleman and a credible person,” she recalled.
Legarda co-anchored the evening news program “Newswatch” with Gasser on […]
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April 4, 2014
“I extend my sympathies to Harry’s family, to his wife Flora and their children. I am deeply saddened by his passing,” said Senator Loren Legarda on the death of her former co-anchor, Harry Gasser.
“Harry was very professional. He was kind, a gentleman and a credible person,” she recalled.
Gasser died on Thursday, April 3, a few days after he suffered a stroke.
“I am sad that after Angelo Castro, Jr., now it is Harry. My two co-anchors, two of the most respected […]
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April 3, 2014
IN THE wake of the 8.2 magnitude earthquake in Chile, Senator Loren Legarda on Thursday reminded Filipinos to prepare for strong quakes, stressing that even a 7.2 magnitude earthquake in the Philippines could already result in massive devastation.
Legarda warned further that according to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs), the Marikina Valley Fault Line is ripe for movement but no one can predict the exact time when it will move.
“This makes preparedness for such eventuality even more important,” […]
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