January 3, 2012
SENATOR LOREN LEGARDA HAS SOUGHT THE RATIFICATION OF A TREATY THAT WOULD PROVIDE BETTER PROTECTION TO FILIPINOS ABROAD FROM INTERNATIONAL ARMED CONFLICTS.
Legarda, Chair of the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, said that with eight million Filipinos overseas, some of which responding to international call of duty, the government cannot continue to overlook the significance to the national interest of the Protocol Additional to the Geneva Convention of 12 August 1949, and Relating to the Protection of Victims of International […]
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January 2, 2012
SENATOR LOREN LEGARDA TODAY SAID THAT THE APPROVAL OF AN INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENT WOULD JUMPSTART THE IMPLEMENTATION OF MUCH NEEDED REFORM PROGRAMS FOR JAILS AND DETENTION FACILITIES AND BETTER TREATMENT OF PRISONERS, NOTING THAT THE COUNTRY’S JAILS ARE 201% CONGESTED.
“Harsh prison conditions, overcrowded jails, inadequate nutrition and medical attention for prisoners-that sums up our prison and detention conditions today,” Legarda pointed out.
Legarda, Chair of the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, said that the Optional Protocol to the Convention Against […]
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January 1, 2012
SENATOR LOREN LEGARDA TODAY CALLED ON THE GOVERNMENT TO PRIORITIZE THE NEEDS OF SOME 14,000 CHILDREN AFFECTED BY TROPICAL STORM SENDONG WHO ARE STILL IN EVACUATION CENTERS.
Citing reports from the UN International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (UNISDR) that children who are currently living in evacuation centers are most vulnerable especially when separated from their parents, Legarda urged the government to focus on providing food, potable water, basic vitamins, medicine, clothing and ensure sanitation for them.
“As children continue to […]
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December 30, 2011
RECALLING THE IMPACT OF DISASTERS IN 2011 THAT COULD HAVE BEEN MITIGATED, SENATOR LOREN LEGARDA, THE UN CHAMPION FOR DISASTER RISK REDUCTION AND CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION FOR ASIA PACIFIC, TODAY CALLED ON THE GOVERNMENT TO AIM FOR A DISASTER-RESILIENT NATION.
Legarda said the occurrence of natural hazards is inevitable, but 2011 was marked by several disasters as necessary preparedness and mitigation efforts were not in place, which could have avoided turning natural hazards into catastrophes.
Among the devastating disasters in […]
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December 30, 2011
IN THE NEW YEAR, MY WISH IS FOR US TO LEARN TO ADAPT TO CLIMATE CHANGE AND TO MAKE OUR COMMUNITIES DISASTER-RESILIENT. MY PRAYER IS FOR THE VULNERABLE AND MARGINALIZED TO RECOVER AND BE EMPOWERED. MY HOPE IS FOR US TO REDEFINE DEVELOPMENT THAT WILL GIVE US TRUE QUALITY OF LIFE AND HAPPINESS!
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