December 28, 2011
SENATOR LOREN LEGARDA TODAY URGED PRESIDENT AQUINO TO ALLOCATE SUFFICIENT RESOURCES FOR DISASTER RISK REDUCTION (DRR) AS SHE ENCOURAGED THE GOVERNMENT TO FULLY IMPLEMENT AN INTERNATIONAL ACTION PLAN THAT PROVIDES A FRAMEWORK TO EFFECTIVELY REDUCE RISKS TO DISASTERS.
Legarda, the UN Champion for Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Change Adaptation for Asia Pacific, is referring to the Hyogo Framework for Action or HFA, a ten-year blueprint for reducing risks to disasters worldwide that was adopted by 168 Member States of […]
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December 24, 2011
SENATOR LOREN LEGARDA TODAY ENCOURAGED LOCAL GOVERNMENT UNITS TO START MAKING THEIR COMMUNITIES DISASTER RESILIENT AND ENSURE THAT PEOPLE ARE OUT OF HARM’S WAY.
“Witnessing the grim scenario caused by Tropical Storm Sendong, particularly in the cities of Iligan and Cagayan de Oro in Region 10, we can no longer ignore the pressing need to make the whole country prepared in times of calamities, which means each and every barangay must be able to withstand the impact of worsening disasters […]
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December 24, 2011
PEACE OF MIND AMID THE TURMOIL, TRUE AND GENUINE HAPPINESS, BLESSINGS FOR THE BODY AND SOUL, A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE FOR ALL. THAT IS MY WISH FOR YOU THIS CHRISTMAS AND ALWAYS. THANK YOU FOR BEING A PART OF MY BLESSED CHRISTMAS.
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December 23, 2011
SENATOR LOREN LEGARDA TODAY CALLED ON THE GOVERNMENT TO ENSURE THE SAFE REPATRIATION OF ALL FILIPINOS IN SYRIA AS SHE ASKED FILIPINOS IN THAT COUNTRY TO COOPERATE WITH OFFICIALS.
The Chair of theSenate Committee on Foreign Relations made the statement after the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) raised the crisis alert level in Syria to level 4.
“While the DFA and the Philippine Embassy in Damascus have already laid out their plans for there patriation and other necessary assistance to […]
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December 22, 2011
SENATOR LOREN LEGARDA TODAY STRESSED THE VULNERABILITY OF CHILDREN TO CLIMATE CHANGE, PARTICULARLY WHEN NATURAL HAZARDS STRIKE, NOTING THAT MORE THAN 40,000 CHILDREN WERE AFFECTED BY TROPICAL STORM SENDONG (WASHI) THAT HIT NORTHERN AND WESTERN MINDANAO LAST WEEK.
Legarda, Chair of the Senate Committee on Climate Change, said that while the number of children among casualties and missing persons remains unknown, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) estimates that Tropical Storm Sendong affected around 43,000 children-14,000 of which are now […]
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