November 9, 2011
Senator Loren Legarda today urged Filipinos to give a gift to Mother Earth this yuletide season by having an environment-friendly Christmas.
Legarda made the statement as she supported EcoWaste Coalition’s “Climate-OK Christmas Guide” that would help eliminate unnecessary waste when celebrating the holiday season.
“Enjoying Christmas and New Year should not be done at the expense of our environment. It would be wise to consider the suggestion of the EcoWaste Coalition to have a green Christmas by using recycled materials for decorations, […]
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November 8, 2011
Senator Loren Legarda today called on the government to ensure the immediate completion of comprehensive flood risk maps and vulnerability analyses.
Legarda, Chair of the Senate Committee on Climate Change, said that the government, particularly the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC), the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA), and local government units (LGUs), must know the extent communities are vulnerable and at risk of serious floods.
The Senator explained that flood risk mapping and vulnerability analyses are […]
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November 5, 2011
Senator Loren Legarda pushed for the improvement of programs and strengthening of mechanisms for the protection of the rights of female members of indigenous peoples (IP) groups in the country.
Legarda, Chair of the Senate Committee on Cultural Communities, said that the regional assemblies that the committee organized and her personal visits to IP communities brought to her attention the need for such initiatives.
“First and foremost, we have to educate them of their rights under the Magna Carta of Women because […]
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November 5, 2011
Senator Loren Legarda called on agencies of the government to get their acts together in pursuing the mandate to protect overseas Filipinos. She was reacting to the contradictory positions taken by the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration and the Department of Foreign Affairs on the matter of issuing a deployment ban covering 41 countries.
“How can we genuinely protect the interests and well-being of 10 million Filipinos overseas if our government agencies cannot even get their acts together?” Legarda asked.
“The POEA Board […]
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November 4, 2011
Senator Loren Legarda today renewed her call for improved water governance in the country.
Noting that President Benigno Aquino III has already asked the Inter-Agency Committee on the Water Sector to create a master plan on effective water management, Legarda said that the Inter-Agency Committee must harmonize water priorities-water supply, irrigation, power generation-with measures to avert flooding especially amid extreme weather events and particularly in areas with dams.
“Excess water has already been released from the reservoir of Magat Dam and this […]
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