September 10, 2011
SENATOR LOREN LEGARDA TODAY ECHOED THE SENTIMENTS OF THE COUNTRY’S INDIGENOUS CULTURAL COMMUNITIES OVER THE ILL-EFFECTS BROUGHT UPON THEIR LIVELIHOOD, HEALTH, FOOD SECURITY, CULTURAL INTEGRITY AND LANDS BY EXTREME WEATHER EVENTS BROUGHT ABOUT BY CLIMATE CHANGE, FURTHER AGGRAVATED BY IRRESPONSIBLE MINING OPERATIONS.
“It is lamentable that despite the fact that indigenous peoples contribute the least with respect to carbon emissions due to their simple and sustainable lifestyles and practices, they are most affected by the consequences of climate change,” Senator […]
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September 9, 2011
SENATOR LOREN LEGARDA WILL LEAD TODAY, SEPTEMBER 9, THE OPENING OF THE TWO-DAY LUZON INDIGENOUS PEOPLES (IP) ASSEMBLY AT THE QUEZON HALL, TEACHER’S CAMP IN BAGUIO CITY, WHICH SHE SAID WILL BE THE VENUE WHERE LEADERS OF VARIOUS INDIGENOUS CULTURAL COMMUNITIES (ICCS) IN LUZON CAN VOICE OUT THE CONCERNS OF THEIR GROUPS.
Legarda, Chair of the Senate Committee on Cultural Communities and Committee on Climate Change, said that the gathering is primarily a consultation between IP leaders and the government.
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September 8, 2011
SENATOR LOREN LEGARDA CONDEMNED THE ABDUCTION OF A MEMBER OF AN INDIGENOUS PEOPLES (IP) GROUP AND STRESSED THAT THE INCIDENT SHOWS THE NEED TO STRENGTHEN THE PROTECTION OF INDIGENOUS CULTURAL COMMUNITIES IN THE COUNTRY.
Legarda, Chair of the Senate Committee on Cultural Communities, said that based on news reports, Rogemer Morada, a member of the Agta-Dumagat community in Burdeos, Quezon was forcibly taken from his house by armed men last August 23 and his relatives, who already sought the help […]
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September 8, 2011
SENATOR LOREN LEGARDA TODAY STRESSED THAT THE GOVERNMENT MUST GIVE HIGH PRIORITY AND PREFERENTIAL ACTION TO DISASTER RISK REDUCTION (DRR) AND CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION (CCA) AS THE COUNTRY IS HIGHLY VULNERABLE TO DISASTERS.
Legarda said that the World Risk Index 2011, developed by the United Nations University Institute for Environment and Human Security (UNU-EHS) in Germany, considers the Philippines as the third most vulnerable to disaster risks and natural hazards among the 173 countries included in its study.
The report […]
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September 6, 2011
SENATOR LOREN LEGARDA TODAY LAUDED THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION (DEPED) FOR COMING UP WITH THE “THANK YOU” CAMPAIGN AS A TRIBUTE TO FILIPINO TEACHERS IN CELEBRATION OF TEACHERS MONTH THIS SEPTEMBER AND WORLD TEACHERS’ DAY ON OCTOBER 5.
Legarda said that while teachers, especially those in public schools, would greatly appreciate if their long-standing concerns-such as just compensation, increase in non-wage benefits, and continuous training and/or re-training-are immediately addressed, this campaign of the DepEd is a great way to recognize […]
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