March 27, 2012
SENATOR LOREN LEGARDA URGED THE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES (DENR) AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT UNITS TO IMMEDIATELY IMPLEMENT CLEAN-UP MEASURES FOR RIVERS, LAKES, SEAS, AND OTHER WATERWAYS, STRESSING THE ENVIRONMENTAL ASPECT OF RECENT RED TIDE EPISODES.
Legarda made the call following the latest bulletin issued by the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) on the coastal areas affected by harmful algal bloom, more commonly known as red tide. Based on the red tide alert, shellfishes collected at Dumanquillas […]
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March 20, 2012
THE DIFFERENT REGIONS AND PROVINCES OF THE COUNTRY ARE DISTINGUISHED NOT ONLY BY POLITICAL BORDERS BUT ALSO BY DIVERSE CULTURAL TRADITIONS, AND SENATOR LOREN LEGARDA AIMS TO THREAD A LINK TO THIS DIVERSITY THROUGH THE HIBLA NG LAHING FILIPINO: TRADITIONAL PHILIPPINE TEXTILE GALLERY.
Legarda, Chair of the Senate Committee on Cultural Communities, conceptualized the creation of the nation’s first gallery for indigenous Philippine textiles and in partnership with the National Museum, brought it to fruition.
“The Traditional Philippine Textile Gallery […]
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March 19, 2012
SENATOR LOREN LEGARDA TODAY CALLED FOR AN INVESTIGATION ON THE REPORTED MINING ACTIVITIES BEING CONDUCTED WITHIN THE AREA OF THE IFUGAO RICE TERRACES.
Legarda explained that during the on-site consultative meeting of the Committee on Cultural Communities, which she chairs, concerns were raised over the potential gold mining activities in the rice clusters of the Ifugao Rice Terraces. This prompted her to file a resolution urging the Senate to look into alleged small-scale mining operations in the area.
“The Ifugao […]
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March 16, 2012
SENATOR LOREN LEGARDA TODAY URGED LOCAL GOVERNMENT UNITS IN THE GREATER METRO MANILA AREA (METRO MANILA AND THE PROVINCES OF BULACAN, CAVITE, LAGUNA AND RIZAL) TO HEIGHTEN THEIR DEFENSES AGAINST DISASTER RISKS AND CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACTS.
Legarda, Chair of the Senate Committee on Climate Change, made the statement as she convened the Regional Forum on Effective Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) and Climate Change Adaptation (CCA) in GMMA at the Quezon City Hall.
The Senator said, efforts must be doubled as […]
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March 15, 2012
SENATOR LOREN LEGARDA WILL CONVENE THE REGIONAL FORUM ON EFFECTIVE DISASTER RISK REDUCTION AND CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION IN GREATER METRO MANILA AREA (GMMA) ON FRIDAY, MARCH 16, 2012, AT THE QUEZON CITY HALL.
Legarda, Chair of the Senate Committee on Climate Change, has partnered with the National Disaster Risk Reduction Management Council (NDRRMC), United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), and the Australian Agency for International Development (AusAID) in organizing this initiative.
Other partners include the Quezon City Government, the Presidential Communications […]
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