July 5, 2012
“AS THE NATION OBSERVES THE NATIONAL DISASTER CONSCIOUSNESS MONTH IN JULY, GOVERNMENT EFFORTS MUST BE STRENGTHENED TO ENSURE THAT THE VULNERABILITY OF CHILDREN TO INTENSIFYING DISASTERS IS FULLY DETERMINED AND ADEQUATELY ADDRESSED.”
Senator Loren Legarda made the statement in light of the main findings of the 2011 Global Assessment Report on Disaster Risk Reduction of the United Nations.
“The Report tells us that at least 66 million children are affected by disasters each year. Disasters resulted in increased incidences of […]
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July 5, 2012
IN LIGHT OF RECENT HEAVY RAINS AND ENSUING FLOODS, SENATOR LOREN LEGARDA CAUTIONED THAT UNLESS THE SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT LAW AND FLOOD CONTROL PROJECTS ARE PROPERLY IMPLEMENTED, THE COUNTRY IS GOING TO FACE MORE DISASTERS AKIN TO THE TRAGEDIES CAUSED BY STRONG TYPHOONS LIKE ONDOY AND SENDONG.
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July 4, 2012
“The job of our government does not end with certifying countries as safe havens for our OFWs. The more countries our government certifies as OFW-safe destinations, the better it be prepared to address contingencies that may face our OFWs,”
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July 3, 2012
ON THE OCCASION OF HER MAJESTY QUEEN SOFIA OF SPAIN’S FIVE-DAY VISIT TO THE PHILIPPINES THIS WEEK, SENATOR LOREN LEGARDA WILL TOUR THE QUEEN TO THE NATIONAL MUSEUM’S HIBLA NG LAHING FILIPINO: THE ARTISTRY OF PHILIPPINE TEXTILES, THE FIRST PERMANENT TEXTILES GALLERIES IN THE COUNTRY.
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July 2, 2012
“As we observe National Disaster Consciousness Month this July, it would be best to make our people understand how they can contribute to making our communities disaster-resilient and urge them to actually take part in such activities. For instance, restoring our coastal mangrove forests and continuous tree-growing activities are simple yet effective defenses against several types of hazards,”
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