October 14, 2011
MEMBERS OF VARIOUS INDIGENOUS CULTURAL COMMUNITIES (ICCS) IN THE COUNTRY TROOPED TO THE NATIONAL MUSEUM IN MANILA FOR THE HISTORIC FIRST NATIONAL INDIGENOUS PEOPLES CULTURAL SUMMIT YESTERDAY.
Senator Loren Legarda, Chair of the Senate Committee on Cultural Communities, Committee on Climate Change and Committee on Foreign Relations, headed this initiative in partnership with the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), National Commission on Indigenous Peoples (NCIP), Department of Tourism (DOT), Tourism Infrastructure and Enterprise Zone Authority (TIEZA), National Commission […]
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October 12, 2011
THE CHAIR OF THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON CLIMATE CHANGE, SENATOR LOREN LEGARDA, TODAY SAID THAT CHILDREN SHOULD BE MADE PART OF THE EFFORTS IN MAKING COMMUNITIES RESILIENT TO DISASTERS, NOTING THAT 39 OF THE 83 CASUALTIES DURING TYPHOON PEDRING WERE CHILDREN.
Legarda made the statement as the world observes the International Day for Disaster Reduction on October 13.
“In Asia, the recent devastating floods claimed the lives of many, including a significant number of children. In Cambodia’s worst floods in […]
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October 10, 2011
SENATOR LOREN LEGARDA TODAY RAISED SERIOUS CONCERNS ON THE COUNTRY’S STATE OF EXPOSURE TO DISASTER AND CLIMATE RISKS, STRESSING THAT THE PHILIPPINES CONTINUES TO CLIMB IN GLOBAL RANKINGS ON CLIMATE-VULNERABILITY.
Legarda, Chair of the Senate Committee on Climate Change, said that it is alarming that despite the legal mechanisms in place, such as the Climate Change Act and the Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Act, the country has yet to reduce disaster and climate risks as established by global statistics.
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October 9, 2011
THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON CULTURAL COMMUNITIES WILL GATHER THE LEADERS OF VARIOUS INDIGENOUS PEOPLES (IP) GROUPS IN THE COUNTRY IN THE FIRST EVER NATIONAL INDIGENOUS CULTURAL SUMMIT ON OCTOBER 13, 2011.
Senator Loren Legarda, the chair of the committee, is organizing this initiative with the Department of Environment and Natural Resources, National Commission on Indigenous Peoples, Department of Tourism, National Commission for Culture and the Arts, the International Labor Organization, and the German Technical Cooperation, among various partners.
The Summit […]
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October 6, 2011
SENATOR LOREN LEGARDA TODAY CALLED ON THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH (DOH) TO IMMEDIATELY ASSESS THE HEALTH RISKS AND IMPACTS OF THE WIDESPREAD FLOODS IN LUZON.
Legarda said the DOH must closely monitor any possible outbreak of water-borne diseases, such as dengue, diarrhea and leptospirosis in various communities, especially in the provinces of Bulacan, Pampanga, Tarlac and Nueva Ecija, which experienced flooding from typhoon Pedring.
“After losing so much-their loved ones, their homes, or their livelihood-the flood victims cannot afford the […]
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