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Senator Loren Legarda stressed the need to ensure that the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) is resilient as an institution so that it does not only respond to disasters but also help build resilient communities. Legarda, Chair of the Senate Committees on Climate Change and Finance, made the statement during the hearing on […]
Senator Loren Legarda urged the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) to make Boracay Island in Aklan province a model for ecological solid waste management (ESWM) and renewed her call for stronger implementation of Republic Act 9003. Legarda, Chair of the Senate Committee on Finance, made the statement during the hearing for the […]
Senator Loren Legarda, Chair of the Senate Committee on Finance, said that it is possible to uplift the lives of small farmers by addressing the nutritional needs of Filipino children. Legarda cited the Office of the Vice President’s (OVP) nutrition program where small farmers plant the requirements for feeding programs. It is a convergence […]
Senator Loren Legarda expressed support to the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) in strengthening its economic research activities and cultural diplomacy programs, stressing that these are essential in forging closer ties with other nations. “We should strengthen our economic research and translate them to operationalized information and the DFA should share it with other […]
The Senate formally started its review of the proposed P3.767-trillion 2018 national budget which the Administration dubbed as “A Budget that Reforms and Transforms”. Senator Loren Legarda, Chair of the Senate Committee on Finance, presided over the briefing by the Development Budget Coordination Committee (DBCC) on the 2018 National Expenditure Program (NEP). “The national […]
The Senate concurred with the ratification of the International Labor Organization (ILO) Convention No. 151 which seeks to protect the right of civil servants to organize, as well as procedures for determining conditions of employment in public service. With 22 affirmative votes and zero negative votes, the Senate approved on third reading Proposed Senate […]
Senator Loren Legarda said that the government, particularly the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) and the Climate Change Commission (CCC), should fast track the submission of project proposals for financing under the Green Climate Fund (GCF). Legarda, Chair of the Senate Committees on Finance, Climate Change and Foreign Relations, made the statement […]
Senator Loren Legarda said that the goal of the Paris Agreement to limit global warming to well below 2°C and possibly not more than 1.5°C is crucial in ensuring human survival, thus, the need for urgent action from developed and developing countries alike. Speaking at the Multi-Stakeholder Consultation for the Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC) […]
In observance of the National Disaster Resilience Month (July), Senator Loren Legarda renewed her call to heighten disaster preparedness, especially in local communities. Legarda, United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (UNISDR) Global Champion for Resilience, said that proactive strategies and the involvement of citizens are needed in strengthening the country’s defenses against natural […]
Senator Loren Legarda called on communities that were affected by the magnitude 6.5 earthquake in Leyte last week to remain vigilant for more aftershocks and other effects of the temblor as she renewed her call for strengthened earthquake preparedness measures. “The occurrence of earthquakes is unpredictable that is why preparedness is all the more […]