Legarda, Chair of the Senate Committee on Climate Change, made the statement at the Collaboration Workshop for the Pampanga River Basin held at the Oxford Hotel, Clarkfield, Pampanga, which was participated by various stakeholders from Central Luzon including local government units, non-government organizations, academe, youth, media, and the private sector.
Read MoreThe needs and circumstances today, however, have changed. Today’s security challenges require that we strengthen our defense posture through a regime of cooperation with allies with whom we share strategic security interests. Fostering strong defense relations with partners, through SOVFA, is a good defense strategy anchored on national interest, national sovereignty, territorial integrity, and the right to self-determination.
Read MoreSENATOR LOREN LEGARDA WILL LEAD THE REGIONAL WORKSHOP ON CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION AND DISASTER RISK REDUCTION IN CENTRAL LUZON ON THURSDAY, JUNE 7, 2012 AT THE OXFORD HOTEL, CLARK FREEPORT ZONE, PAMPANGA.
Read More“Reefs are complex ecosystems vital to the continuity of life in the sea. They protect coastlines from wave and storm erosion and function as nurseries and habitats for thousands of marine species. They are ultimately connected to mangrove forests, seagrass beds, and countless other ecosystems,”
Read MoreSENATOR LOREN LEGARDA, THE UNITED NATIONS REGIONAL CHAMPION FOR DISASTER RISK REDUCTION AND CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION FOR ASIA-PACIFIC, TODAY URGED BOTH PUBLIC SERVANTS AND PRIVATE INDIVIDUALS TO EXERCISE CONSTANT VIGILANCE AS THE RECENT SERIES OF DOWNPOURS HERALDS THE RAINY SEASON.
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