September 3, 2011
SENATE COMMITTEE ON CLIMATE CHANGE CHAIR LOREN LEGARDA HAILED THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES FOR APPROVING ON THIRD AND FINAL READING THE PLASTIC BAG REGULATION ACT OF 2011, WHICH AIMS TO PHASE OUT THE USE OF NON-BIODEGRADABLE PLASTIC BAGS BY SUPERMARKETS, DEPARTMENT STORES, GROCERIES, CONVENIENCE STORES, FOOD CHAINS, RESTAURANTS, SARI-SARI STORES AND OTHER COMMERCIAL ESTABLISHMENTS.
“Now that the House of Representatives has passed on third and final reading their version of the bill banning non-biodegradable plastic bags, I call on my […]
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September 2, 2011
SENATOR LOREN LEGARDA TODAY LAUDED THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION (DEPED) FOR CREATING ITS OWN DISASTER RISK REDUCTION MANAGEMENT OFFICE (DRRMO), SAYING THIS MOVE WILL AUGUR WELL FOR THE PROTECTION OF PEOPLE AND ASSETS IN THE EDUCATION SECTOR.
Under Deped Order No. 50, Education Secretary Armin Luistro created the Deped DRRMO “to institutionalize the culture of safety at all levels, to systematize protection of education investments and to ensure continued delivery of quality education services.”
Legarda, who is the chair of […]
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September 1, 2011
SENATOR LOREN LEGARDA EXPRESSED SUPPORT FOR THE PHILIPPINE GOVERNMENT’S CLAIM OVER THE BENHAM RISE REGION AFTER JOINING THE UNITED NATIONS MEETING IN NEW YORK THAT DISCUSSED THE COUNTRY’S SUBMISSION FOR AN EXTENDED CONTINENTAL SHELF (ECS).
“I register my support to the Philippine delegation as it pursues our country’s claim over the natural resources of ECS in the Benham Rise Region,” Legarda said in a statement after the meeting with the Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf held in […]
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August 31, 2011
SENATOR LOREN LEGARDA TODAY EXPRESSED HER ADMIRATION FOR THE SENSE OF PREPAREDNESS AND VIGILANCE EXHIBITED BY THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT UNITS AND PEOPLE OF THE NORTHEAST UNITED STATES IN FACING HURRICANE IRENE, WHICH THEY INITIALLY DUBBED TO BE “HISTORIC” DUE TO ITS UNPRECEDENTED POSSIBLE DEVASTATING EFFECTS.
“May the local governments in our country draw inspiration and learn from this US experience so we can protect our people and assets from the devastating effects of calamities like this,” Legarda said.
The Senator […]
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August 31, 2011
30 AUGUST 2011 UNITED NATIONS, NEW YORK – SENATOR LOREN LEGARDA, CHAIR OF THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN RELATIONS, CALLED FOR AN INVENTORY OF PHILIPPINE MARINE RESOURCES IN THE BENHAM RISE REGION, EMPHASIZING THAT THIS WOULD “GIVE THE PHILIPPINES A CLEARER VIEW OF THE IMPORTANCE OF OUR STAKE IN OUR EXTENDED CONTINENTAL SHELF IN THE BENHAM RISE REGION AND WHAT THE LEGISLATIVE TASKS WE NEED TO FOCUS ON TO PRESERVE, PROTECT AND MANAGE OUR VALUABLE RESOURCES.”
In her statement issued […]
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