SENATOR LOREN LEGARDA TODAY EXPRESSED SUPPORT TO THE PROPOSED FREEDOM OF INFORMATION (FOI) BILL, STRESSING THAT HONESTY, TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY MUST ALWAYS BE UPHELD TO GAIN BACK THE PEOPLE’S CONFIDENCE AND FAITH IN THE BUREAUCRACY.
Read MoreSENATOR LOREN LEGARDA TODAY URGED LOCAL GOVERNMENT UNITS AND THE PUBLIC TO BE PREPARED AND REMAIN ALERT AS TYPHOON PABLO ENTERED THE PHILIPPINE AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY (PAR).
“Let us heed the warning and the lessons of Ondoy, Pepeng and Sendong. Both the government and our people should have been prepared way before the typhoon entered the country,” said Legarda, Chair of the Senate Committee on Climate Change.
According to PAGASA, Surigao del Sur and the Northern part of Davao Oriental […]
SENATOR LOREN LEGARDA TODAY UNDERSCORED THE BEST PRACTICES IN CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION BY COMMUNITIES AND URGED OTHER LOCAL GOVERNMENTS TO FOLLOW SUIT, ESPECIALLY WITH THE ALARMING STATISTICS ON DISASTER RISKS AND THE NATURAL HAZARDS EXPECTED TO VISIT THE COUNTRY IN THE LAST MONTH OF THE YEAR.
“PAGASA officials already warned that the incoming Typhoon Pablo could even be stronger than Tropical Storm Sendong in 2011. Our LGUs should now be prepared for it,” said Legarda, Chair of the Senate Committee […]
IN LIGHT OF THE RESULTS OF THE 2013 GLOBAL CLIMATE RISK INDEX, WHICH RANKED THE PHILIPPINES FOURTH AMONG MORE THAN 190 COUNTRIES GREATLY AFFECTED BY CLIMATE CHANGE IN THE PAST 20 YEARS, SENATOR LOREN LEGARDA TODAY CALLED FOR HEIGHTENED ACTION FROM ALL COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE PHILIPPINES.
“Despite increasing awareness about climate change over the past few years, the damage of irresponsible development models and large-scale environmental destruction has not yet been reversed. I urge all communities from all walks of […]
SENATOR LOREN LEGARDA TODAY JOINED THE CALL TO SAVE THE PHILIPPINE MARINE TURTLES OR “PAWIKAN” AT THE 2012 PAWIKAN FESTIVAL HELD AT THE PAWIKAN CONSERVATION CENTER IN MORONG, BATAAN.
Legarda, keynote speaker at the event, remarked that the Pawikan is one of the oldest species that have survived to this day, and are among those that live the longest.
“Pawikans are majestic creatures found throughout the country. However, because of poaching, theft of their eggs for commercial purposes, and destruction […]
