October 1, 2011
SENATOR LOREN LEGARDA CALLED ON THE NATIONAL POWER CORPORATION (NAPOCOR) TO ENSURE THAT THE UPDATED PROTOCOLS ON DAM WATER RELEASES WOULD NO LONGER POSE RISKS TO THE LIVES AND LIVELIHOOD OF PEOPLE IN AFFECTED AREAS.
Legarda made the call as communities in the provinces of Bulacan, Pampanga, Nueva Ecija and Pangasinan remain submerged in floodwaters even as Napocor said it has already updated its protocol for dam water release.
“Napocor said it has updated its dam protocols, but the current […]
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October 1, 2011
THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON CLIMATE CHANGE WILL CONDUCT A HEARING ON MONDAY, OCTOBER 3, TO DISCUSS UPDATES ON THE GOVERNMENT’S DISASTER PREVENTION GIVEN THE WORSENING CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACTS MANIFESTED BY EXTREME WEATHER EVENTS, INCLUDING THE ENTRY OF TYPHOON QUIEL TODAY.
Senator Loren Legarda, the committee chair, said the highlights of the hearing include the presentations by Climate Change Commission Secretary Mary Ann Lucille Sering on the National Climate Change Action Plan, and by Gen. Benito Ramos of the National Disaster […]
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September 30, 2011
SENATOR LOREN LEGARDA TODAY FORMALLY LAUNCHED THE DISASTER PREPAREDNESS AND FIRST AID HANDBOOK THAT WAS ACCOMPLISHED BY THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON CLIMATE CHANGE WHICH SHE CHAIRS.
Legarda, the United Nations Regional Champion for Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Change Adaptation for Asia-Pacific, said the handbook aims to educate citizens how to prepare for and respond to both natural and human-induced hazards.
The manual was completed in collaboration with the following agencies:
– Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR)
– […]
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September 29, 2011
SENATOR LOREN LEGARDA TODAY CALLED FOR THE STRICT IMPLEMENTATION OF THE LAWS ON THE PROTECTION OF THE COUNTRY’S FORESTS AS SHE CONDEMNED THE REPORTED DESECRATION OF MT. PULAG, THE THIRD HIGHEST PEAK IN THE COUNTRY THAT IS BOUNDED BY THE PROVINCES OF BENGUET, IFUGAO AND NUEVA VIZCAYA.
In a report from the Department of Environment and National Resources – Cordillera Administrative Region (DENR-CAR) on the status of forest conversion at Mt. Pulag National Park, it was revealed that parts of […]
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September 28, 2011
AS ANOTHER TROPICAL STORM IS SET TO ENTER THE COUNTRY JUST DAYS AFTER TYPHOON PEDRING LASHED LUZON, SENATOR LOREN LEGARDA TODAY CALLED FOR NATIONAL AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS TO BRING DISASTER PREPAREDNESS TO AN EVEN HEIGHTENED LEVEL AND AIM TO HAVE NO CASUALTIES FOR THE SUCCEEDING TYPHOONS.
Legarda, Chair of the Senate Committee on Climate Change, noted the damages and casualties left by Typhoon Pedring.
Based on the latest situation report of the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC), […]
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