October 14, 2013
Senator Loren Legarda today called for the inclusion of persons with disabilities (PWDs) in the country’s disaster risk reduction programs.
In a privilege speech, Legarda, Chair of the Senate Committee on Climate Change, said that, “We must continue to know more about the needs of persons living with disabilities. We must know more about their challenges and about their abilities to cope and to take part in disaster risk reduction efforts.”
The Senator said that the 2013 International Day for Disaster Reduction, […]
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October 14, 2013
Senator Loren Legarda today highlighted the country’s best environmental practices among hospitals as she expressed support to the Global Green and Healthy Hospitals (GGHH) Initiative promoted by Mr. Gary Cohen, the U.S. White House Champion of Change for Climate and Health.
Legarda, Chair of the Senate Committee on Climate Change, said that several hospitals in the country are undertaking safe and green practices that should be emulated by other hospitals and health care facilities.
The Senator discussed this in a meeting with […]
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October 13, 2013
In celebration of the 2013 International Day for Disaster Reduction, Senator Loren Legarda today announced the start of the search for the Philippines’ disaster-resilient communities.
Legarda, the United Nations Champion for Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Change Adaptation for Asia-Pacific, said that the UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR) and the Senate Committee on Climate Change, together with the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC), are now accepting entries for the first Philippine Resilience Awards.
“In our continuing quest […]
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October 13, 2013
In celebration of the 2013 International Day for Disaster Reduction, Senator Loren Legarda today announced the start of the search for the Philippines’ disaster-resilient communities.
Legarda, the United Nations Champion for Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Change Adaptation for Asia-Pacific, said that the UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR) and the Senate Committee on Climate Change, together with the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC), are now accepting entries for the first Philippine Resilience Awards.
“In our […]
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October 8, 2013
Senator Loren Legarda today stressed the need for cooperation between and among government agencies, local government units and citizens to rehabilitate the Manila Bay, which affects the life and livelihood of 23 million Filipinos.
During a briefing by agencies tasked to cleanup the Manila Bay, Legarda, Chair of the Senate Committee on Environment and Natural Resources, said that the degradation of Manila Bay will not only affect those living in coastal areas, which depend on it for food and livelihood, but […]
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