SENATOR LOREN LEGARDA TODAY CALLED FOR GREATER INVOLVEMENT OF LOCAL GOVERNMENTS IN AGUSAN DEL NORTE, AGUSAN DEL SUR, COMPOSTELA VALLEY, AND DAVAO ORIENTAL IN THE EFFECTIVE AND COLLABORATIVE MANAGEMENT OF THE AGUSAN RIVER BASIN TO ADDRESS THE RISKS AND CHALLENGES, AS WELL AS MAXIMIZE THE OPPORTUNITIES BROUGHT BY THE RIVER BASIN TO THEIR COMMUNITIES.
Read Moredisplayed deep faith and devotion, discipline and obedience as you observed the holy month of Ramadan.
The faith, humility, and patience that Eid’l Fitr symbolizes are virtues that we must all have as Filipinos,”
“The enactment of amendments to the Climate Change Act of 2009, primarily the creation of the People’s Survival Fund (PSF), strengthens the three-year-old law by helping achieve its objectives through provision of funds to local governments and communities for their climate change adaptation programs. As we have seen clearly over the past few weeks, there is a pressing need to financially support disaster prevention efforts of local government units. The President’s approval of the PSF affirms our nation’s commitment to building communities’ resilience to disasters,”
Read More“We must recognize the herculean tasks that all humanitarian workers face and the inspired ways through which they address these challenges, especially now that natural hazards abound,”
Read More“Ang PAGASA ang kaagapay natin sa pag-iwas at paghahanda sa kalamidad. Mababa na nga ang suweldo nila kumpara sa mga may kaparehong trabaho sa ibang bansa, naaantala pa ang kanilang mga benepisyo. Kung nais nating maging disaster resilient, kailangan nating pahalagahan ang serbisyong ibinibigay sa atin ng mga weather forecasters. Kung hindi natin ibibigay ang tamang kompensasyon, paano natin mahihikayat na maglingkod sa bayan ang ating mga magagaling na meteorologist?”
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