December 29, 2012
SENATOR LOREN LEGARDA, A LEADING ENVIRONMENTAL ADVOCATE, TODAY WELCOMED THE RESULTS OF A RECENT PULSE ASIA SURVEY SHOWING FILIPINOS’ GROWING AWARENESS ON PROTECTING THE ENVIRONMENT AND INCREASING APPROVAL OF GOVERNMENT’S ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMS.
“The results of the recent Pulse Asia survey indicate that efforts of government policy makers, including legislators, are paying off. Environmental protection is a gut issue and I am glad that many Filipinos are now more aware of this fact,” said Legarda, Chair of the Senate Committee on […]
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December 27, 2012
ENVIRONMENTAL LEGISLATOR AND UN REGIONAL CHAMPION FOR DISASTER RISK REDUCTION (DRR) AND CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION (CCA) FOR ASIA – PACIFIC SENATOR LOREN LEGARDA HOPES FOR A MORE DISASTER-RESILIENT PHILIPPINES IN 2013.
In the course of 2012, Legarda, Chair of the Senate Committee on Climate Change, organized several workshops on Climate Change Adaptation and Disaster Risk Reduction.
“We have brought DRR and CCA workshops to the various regions aiming to increase local understanding of natural hazards and climate change and their […]
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December 25, 2012
I PRAY FOR A PEACEFUL, BOUNTIFUL AND JOYFUL CHRISTMAS SEASON FOR EVERYONE.
May we all be grateful for the blessings received and welcome the coming year full of hope and with a strong resolve to make our communities safe from disasters.
I wish everyone a green and safe Christmas and New Year.
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December 22, 2012
“In a few days we will be celebrating Christmas, an occasion observed by Catholics. But even non-Catholic Filipinos respect the occasion and join us in celebration. This is what we, as a nation, must aim to do—respect one another’s beliefs and culture. We must find unity among diversity,”
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December 21, 2012
“The Senate earlier recognized the independent filmmaker Brillante Mendoza through Senate Resolution 871 for winning both the La Navicella Venezia Cinema Award of the critics’ circle Journal of Cinema, and the P. Nazareno Taddei Award Special Mention Thy Womb at the 69th Venice International Film Festival,”
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