January 20, 2011
SENATOR LOREN LEGARDA TODAY ENCOURAGED LOCAL GOVERNMENT UNITS (LGUS) TO FOLLOW THE EXAMPLE OF THE ILOILO CITY GOVERNMENT IN PUTTING UP RAINWATER HARVESTING FACILITIES IN ITS BARANGAYS AS PART OF ITS WATER CONSERVATION PROGRAM.
Legarda said that putting up such system would help address the country’s water shortage problem, particularly during the summer season, while making use of the excessive water brought by the rains during the wet season.
“Water is a very precious resource. We have been experiencing water […]
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January 18, 2011
SENATOR LOREN LEGARDA TODAY PUSHED FOR THE PASSAGE OF A MEASURE THAT WOULD STRENGTHEN THE CURRENT ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS ACT (RA 9208).
Legarda said that there is a pressing need to amend the current law because an estimated 2,000 Filipinos continue to fall prey into trafficking each year.
“Trafficking in Persons is a complex problem and its full dimensions are hard to measure. Furthermore, trafficking modes and patterns continue to evolve over time as perpetrators of the crime seek to […]
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January 18, 2011
AS VARIOUS PARTS OF THE NATION CONTINUE TO EXPERIENCE FLOODING AND LANDSLIDES DUE TO HEAVY AND INCESSANT RAINS, SENATOR LOREN LEGARDA TODAY REITERATED HER CALL FOR URBAN AND COUNTRYSIDE GREENING AS A WAY TO WARD OFF THE ADVERSE EFFECTS OF NATURAL HAZARDS.
Legarda, Chair of the Senate Committee on Climate Change, filed Senate Bill 2630 to mandate tree planting and adoption of forest sanctuaries in all barangays, municipalities, cities and provinces, particularly in all public parks and public school grounds […]
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January 16, 2011
SENATOR LOREN LEGARDA TODAY CALLED ON THE GOVERNMENT AND THE PRIVATE SECTOR TO WORK ON THE IDEA OF BUILDING DISASTER-RESILIENT COMMUNITIES IN THE COUNTRY.
Legarda, Chair of the Senate Committee on Climate Change, particularly challenged the private sector and other organizations to follow the lead of MyShelter Foundation, United Architects of the Philippines, RP-United Nations White Helmets, and San Miguel Properties, Inc. in coming up with a green architecture project.
The abovementioned organizations, in partnership with the Quezon City Local […]
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January 15, 2011
CITING REPORTS FROM RECENT STUDIES ON CLIMATE CHANGE, SENATOR LOREN LEGARDA, CHAIR OF THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON CLIMATE CHANGE, TODAY SAID THAT THE WHOLE NATION SHOULD WASTE NO TIME AND MUST WORK TOGETHER TO IMMEDIATELY ESTABLISH THE NECESSARY MECHANISMS THAT WOULD WARD OFF THE ILL EFFECTS OF GLOBAL WARMING.
According to reports from the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the global average surface temperature for 2010, which is 14 degrees Celsius […]
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