April 28, 2011
ALARMED WITH REPORTS THAT ABOUT 4.12 MILLION FILIPINOS MAY SLIDE INTO POVERTY THIS YEAR, SENATOR LOREN LEGARDA TODAY PUSHED FOR THE STRENGTHENING OF THE NATIONAL AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES EXTENSION SYSTEM.
According to the report of the Asian Development Bank, 1.37 million Filipinos are likely to sink into poverty with a 10-percent increase in food prices this year, 2.27 million with a 20-percent increase, and 4.12 million with a 30-percent food price hike.
Legarda explained that strengthening agriculture and fisheries extension […]
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April 27, 2011
SENATOR LOREN LEGARDA TODAY SAID THAT THE GOVERNMENT MUST ENSURE THE SAFETY OF MINING COMMUNITIES THROUGH APPROPRIATE AND WELL-IMPLEMENTED POLICIES TO AVOID DISASTERS SUCH AS THE RECENT LANDSLIDE IN COMPOSTELA VALLEY.
In filing Senate Resolution 444, Legarda called on the Senate Committee on Environment and Natural Resources to conduct an inquiry into government regulatory policies in landslide- and other natural hazard-prone mining areas.
Last April 22, a landslide that was triggered by heavy rains occurred in a small-scale mining community […]
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April 26, 2011
SENATOR LOREN LEGARDA TODAY REITERATED HER CALL FOR THE PROVISION OF HEALTH WORKERS IN EVERY BARANGAY IN THE COUNTRY TO STRENGTHEN COMMUNITY DEFENSE AGAINST SICKNESSES ESPECIALLY DURING SUMMER WHEN HIGHER TEMPERATURES CAUSE THE SURGE OF DISEASES.
Legarda noted that during summer, people, especially children, are more prone to acquiring diseases such as sore eyes, measles, dengue, malaria and water-borne diseases including typhoid, diarrhea and cholera.
“These diseases may not cause alarm to residents of cities and urban areas because they […]
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April 20, 2011
SENATOR LOREN LEGARDA LAUDED THE MUNICIPALITY OF SAN FRANCISCO IN CAMOTES ISLAND, CEBU, LED BY MAYOR ALY ARQUILLANO AND VICE MAYOR ALFREDO ARQUILLANO JR., FOR WINNING THE 2011 UNITED NATIONS SASAKAWA AWARD FOR DISASTER REDUCTION.
“I congratulate the local government of San Francisco, Cebu for winning the 2011 UN Sasakawa Award for Disaster Reduction. This achievement brings great pride to the Philippines as it conveys thatlocal governments successfully take the lead in building the resilience of communities against disasters and […]
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April 19, 2011
SENATOR LOREN LEGARDA ENCOURAGED FILIPINOS TO INCLUDE IN THEIR LENTEN REFLECTION THE STATE OF THE ENVIRONMENT AND HOW THEY CAN IMPROVE THE WAY THEY TREAT MOTHER EARTH.
“As we celebrate this year’s Earth Day, which coincides with the Holy Week, we must rekindle our relationship with nature. As stewards of God’s creation, let us reflect on how we treat the benefits we receive from our natural resources,” Legarda said.
The Senator lamented that the formerly abundant and healthy environment that […]
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