September 27, 2011
AS A COUNTRY THAT IS OFTEN VISITED BY TYPHOONS, THE PHILIPPINES SHOULD NOW BE READY AND ALWAYS ALERT WHENEVER TROPICAL CYCLONES, SUCH AS PEDRING, ARRIVE, SENATOR LOREN LEGARDA TODAY SAID.
“Tropical storms are not new to us. We have been experiencing these natural hazards for as long as anyone can remember. By now, every government agency and every citizen of this country should know what to do when we are expecting typhoons,” Legarda stressed.
The Chair of the Senate Committee […]
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September 25, 2011
THE CHAIR OF THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON CLIMATE CHANGE SENATOR LOREN LEGARDA TODAY RENEWED HER CALL ON THE GOVERNMENT TO FULLY IMPLEMENT REPUBLIC ACT 9003 OR THE ECOLOGICAL SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT ACT OF 2000 TO ONCE AND FOR ALL STOP DISASTERS LIKE THE IRISAN TRASHSLIDE IN BAGUIO CITY FROM HAPPENING.
The Irisan trashslide left three dead and one missing at the height of Typhoon Mina which lashed Northern Luzon last week.
“There is a clear violation of the Solid Waste […]
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September 24, 2011
ALARMED BY THE CONCERN OF AN ATA OF NEGROS ORIENTAL ON ANCESTRAL LAND CLAIMS WHICH OVERLAP WITH PREVIOUSLY-ISSUED CERTIFICATES OF LAND OWNERSHIP AWARD (CLOAS) BY THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRARIAN REFORM (DAR), SENATOR LOREN LEGARDA STRESSED THE NEED FOR GOVERNMENT AGENCIES TO WORK CLOSELY WITH THE NATIONAL COMMISSION ON INDIGENOUS PEOPLES (NCIP) TO ENSURE THAT THEIR PROGRAMS REACH THE INDIGENOUS PEOPLES (IPS) AND DO NOT PERPETUATE THEIR LONG HISTORY OF MARGINALIZATION.
In an open forum at the two-day (September 23-24) Visayas […]
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September 23, 2011
SENATOR LOREN LEGARDA WILL CONVENE TODAY THE LAST REGIONAL INDIGENOUS PEOPLES ASSEMBLY AT THE PROVINCIAL CAPITOL OF ILOILO IN ILOILO CITY.
Legarda said that the Visayas Assembly will complete the information needed to come up with an IP development agenda of the government, which will be presented in the National Indigenous Cultural Summit.
“The indigenous peoples groups in Luzon called for the effective implementation and harmonization of the Indigenous Peoples Rights Act (IPRA), mining and environmental laws, and policies of […]
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September 21, 2011
THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON CULTURAL COMMUNITIES AND COMMITTEE ON CLIMATE CHANGE, BOTH CHAIRED BY SENATOR LOREN LEGARDA, HAS BROUGHT ITS INQUIRY OUTSIDE THE FOUR HALLS OF THE SENATE FOR THE PAST TWO WEEKS TO GATHER VARIOUS CONCERNS OF THE INDIGENOUS PEOPLES (IPS) ACROSS THE COUNTRY, INCLUDING THOSE FROM REMOTE AND FAR-FLUNG BARANGAYS.
“It is not easy for our IPs to attend Senate Committee hearings held in Manila on the proposed measures that seek to address their needs. It is for […]
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