January 5, 2012
RECOGNIZING THE NEED FOR BUILDING A DISASTER RESILIENT NATION, MEMBERS OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT UNITS (LGUS) HAVE EXPRESSED THEIR SUPPORT FOR SENATOR LOREN LEGARDA’S CALL FOR STRONGER RISK GOVERNANCE.
Congressman Mel Senen Sarmiento of the First District of Western Samar raised the importance of the proper execution of disaster risk reduction-related laws, while Mayor Ramon Ilagan of Cainta stressed that communities must be able to withstand the impact of worsening disasters and climate change.
Sarmiento said […]
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January 5, 2012
SENATOR LOREN LEGARDA TODAY CALLED ON THE GOVERNMENT TO STRICTLY PROHIBIT CITIZENS FROM BUILDING HOMES IN LANDSLIDE-PRONE AREAS, PARTICULARLY THOSE IN NEARBY MINING ZONES, AND WASTE NO TIME IN RELOCATING THOSE WHO ARE ALREADY RESIDING IN SUCH PLACES TO SAFER COMMUNITIES.
Legarda made the statement following the landslide that occurred in Barangay Napnapan, Pantukan, Compostela Valley, which according to police reports has caused the death of at least 25 individuals.
“This is not the first time that a landslide occurred […]
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January 3, 2012
SENATOR LOREN LEGARDA HAS SOUGHT THE RATIFICATION OF A TREATY THAT WOULD PROVIDE BETTER PROTECTION TO FILIPINOS ABROAD FROM INTERNATIONAL ARMED CONFLICTS.
Legarda, Chair of the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, said that with eight million Filipinos overseas, some of which responding to international call of duty, the government cannot continue to overlook the significance to the national interest of the Protocol Additional to the Geneva Convention of 12 August 1949, and Relating to the Protection of Victims of International […]
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January 2, 2012
SENATOR LOREN LEGARDA TODAY SAID THAT THE APPROVAL OF AN INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENT WOULD JUMPSTART THE IMPLEMENTATION OF MUCH NEEDED REFORM PROGRAMS FOR JAILS AND DETENTION FACILITIES AND BETTER TREATMENT OF PRISONERS, NOTING THAT THE COUNTRY’S JAILS ARE 201% CONGESTED.
“Harsh prison conditions, overcrowded jails, inadequate nutrition and medical attention for prisoners-that sums up our prison and detention conditions today,” Legarda pointed out.
Legarda, Chair of the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, said that the Optional Protocol to the Convention Against […]
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January 1, 2012
SENATOR LOREN LEGARDA TODAY CALLED ON THE GOVERNMENT TO PRIORITIZE THE NEEDS OF SOME 14,000 CHILDREN AFFECTED BY TROPICAL STORM SENDONG WHO ARE STILL IN EVACUATION CENTERS.
Citing reports from the UN International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (UNISDR) that children who are currently living in evacuation centers are most vulnerable especially when separated from their parents, Legarda urged the government to focus on providing food, potable water, basic vitamins, medicine, clothing and ensure sanitation for them.
“As children continue to […]
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