April 5, 2011
SENATOR LOREN LEGARDA HAS PROPOSED A TOTAL BAN ON THE USE OF NON-BIODEGRADABLE PLASTIC BAGS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY WITH THE OBJECTIVE OF CURBING POLLUTION AND HELPING THE NATION MANAGE ITS ECOLOGICAL RESOURCES MORE WISELY.
Legarda cited studies that revealed the unrelenting and neglectful use of plastic bags around the world.
According to the United States Environmental Protection Agency, about 500 billion to one trillion plastic bags are consumed worldwide each year. Meanwhile, the 2005 World Wildlife Fund Report showed that […]
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April 3, 2011
SENATOR LOREN LEGARDA TODAY URGED THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH (DOH) TO IMPROVE ITS PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICES AND ENSURE EARLY PREVENTION AND CONTROL OF DISEASES AS IT WAS FOUND THAT CLIMATE CHANGE IS A MAJOR FACTOR IN THE INCREASE OF DEATHS DUE TO VARIOUS ILLNESSES.
Legarda, Chair of the Senate Committee on Climate Change, said that according to a study, Climate Vulnerability Monitor 2010, it is not disasters but diseases that cause the most number of deaths by climate change.
She […]
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April 2, 2011
SENATOR LOREN LEGARDA, CHAIR OF THE SENATE COMMITTEES ON CLIMATE CHANGE AND CULTURAL COMMUNITIES, EXPRESSED CONCERN OVER THE CONSEQUENCES OF CLIMATE CHANGE ON THE LIVES OF INDIGENOUS PEOPLES.
“Indigenous peoples, given their current marginalization in society, are made even more vulnerable as their livelihood, health, food security, cultural integrity and lands are threatened by extreme weather events brought about by climate change,” Legarda pointed out.
“Despite the fact that indigenous peoples contribute the least with respect to carbon emissions due […]
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April 1, 2011
SENATOR LOREN LEGARDA TODAY SAID THAT PRESIDENT BENIGNO AQUINO III, WHO IS THE CHAIRMAN OF THE CLIMATE CHANGE COMMISSION, MUST CONVENE THE AGENCY TO ENSURE THAT DISASTER RISK REDUCTION AND CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION IS PRIORITIZED IN THE DEVELOPMENT AGENDA.
Legarda, Chair of the Senate Committee on Climate Change, reiterated her call following a report from an international company, Swiss Reinsurance Co., showed a significant increase in the economic cost of disasters. From $68-billion in 2009, it rocketed to $218-billion in […]
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March 31, 2011
SENATOR LOREN LEGARDA TODAY SAID THAT KEEPING OVERSEAS FILIPINOS INFORMED OF THE GOVERNMENT’S PROGRAMS AND SERVICES THEY CAN AVAIL WILL HELP THEM BETTER PLAN THEIR FUTURE AND ASSESS THEIR OPTIONS SO AS NOT TO BE CAUGHT OFF GUARD WHEN CRISIS IN THEIR HOST NATIONS ERUPTS.
The Chair of the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations stressed that several programs of various government agencies can provide a wide range of opportunities for repatriated Filipinos if only they are aware that these programs […]
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