March 25, 2011
SENATOR LOREN LEGARDA TODAY DENOUNCED THE KILLING OF A FEMALE BROADCASTER IN MALABON, STRESSING THAT IF THE MOTIVE BEHIND THE CRIME WAS WORK-RELATED, THEN CONGRESS HAS TO FAST TRACK THE PASSING OF THE BILL QUALIFYING AS MURDER THE KILLING OF MEMBERS OF MEDIA IN THE PERFORMANCE OF THEIR DUTIES.
Len Flores Sumera, a radio anchor of dzME, was shot dead on Thursday morning while on her way to work. Authorities have yet to determine the motive behind the killing.
“It […]
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March 23, 2011
EMPHASIZING THAT COMMUNICATION IS ONE OF THE MOST VITAL INFRASTRUCTURE DURING AND IMMEDIATELY AFTER DISASTERS, SENATOR LOREN LEGARDA TODAY CALLED ON TELECOMMUNICATION COMPANIES (TELCOS) TO SEE HOW THEY CAN CONTRIBUTE MORE TO PREPARE FOR AND LESSEN THE IMPACT OF NATURAL HAZARDS.
Legarda, Chair of the Senate Committee on Climate Change, said that, first and foremost, telcos should check the integrity of their communication infrastructure and locations and where their broadcast towers are installed.
“It is important that telecommunication companies ensure […]
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March 22, 2011
SENATOR LOREN LEGARDA TODAY STRESSED THE IMPORTANCE OF A STRONG PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT AND THE PRIVATE SECTOR IN STRENGTHENING THE COUNTRY’S DISASTER PREPAREDNESS AND RESILIENCE.
During the second hearing of the Senate Committee on Climate Change on the government’s disaster preparedness, Legarda, the committee chair, said that while the government is putting in place various disaster risk reduction (DRR) measures, the private sector should take the initiative of doing their share in such effort.
“While the government is mandated […]
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March 21, 2011
SENATOR LOREN LEGARDA CALLED ON ALL THE 42,000 BARANGAYS IN THE COUNTRY TO BE ACTIVELY INVOLVED IN ESTABLISHING DISASTER RISK REDUCTION (DRR) MEASURES IN THEIR RESPECTIVE COMMUNITIES AS PART OF THE EFFORT TO MAKE THE NATION DISASTER RESILIENT.
Legarda, Chair of the Senate Committee on Climate Change, said that as the national government is putting in place various DRR mechanisms, including the monitoring of the structural resiliency and retrofitting of critical infrastructure, barangay officials should initiate a system within their […]
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March 19, 2011
SENATOR LOREN LEGARDA, CHAIR OF THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON CULTURAL COMMUNITIES AND A STAUNCH ADVOCATE OF THE PRESERVATION OF CULTURAL HERITAGE, HAS APPEALED TO MALACAÑANG FOR THE LATTER TO SIGN THE UNITED NATIONS EDUCATIONAL, SCIENTIFIC, AND CULTURAL ORGANIZATION (UNESCO) CONVENTION ON THE PROTECTION AND PROMOTION OF THE DIVERSITY OF CULTURAL EXPRESSIONS.
Legarda explained that the Convention is a legally-binding international agreement that recognizes the importance of traditional knowledge, knowledge systems of indigenous peoples and its positive contribution to sustainable development. […]
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