The Philippines could address climate-related problems better if preventive measures rather than post-disaster activities are given strong considerations. Senator Loren Legarda raised this point yesterday as she batted for the mainstreaming of disaster risk reduction (DRR) as a “legitimate purpose” and for which funds are specifically allotted.
“There must be a clear provision that would provide [...]

Senator Loren Legarda yesterday challenged presidential and vice presidential candidates in next year’s elections to a debate on their environmental platforms and “on what they intend to do to address the apocalyptic effects of climate change.”
 
Loren warned that climate change threatens the very survival of man, as can be seen from the recent natural catastrophes [...]

Sen.  Loren Legarda, chair of the Senate committee on climate change, will press for the adoption of her proposal to swap foreign debt for disaster mitigation and adaptation projects in developing countries during the United Nations Conference on Climate Change Adaptation to be held in Copenhagen, Denmark, on December 7 to 18.
Loren, who is also [...]

Senator Loren Legarda said today that the next administration must implement real solutions to the problems of joblessness, poverty and hunger among Filipinos, even as she chided government’s “sugar-coated” statistics on the incidence of poverty in the country.
“There is great disparity between the 53 percent of Filipinos who consider themselves poor in the latest Social [...]

Senator Loren Legarda pushed yesterday for the inclusion in the 2010 national budget of the much-needed funding for the disaster-risk reduction and climate-change mitigation measures envisioned in the Climate Change Act of 2009.
“A report of the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) and the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) says that our government agencies have [...]

As Vice Chair of the Committee on Finance and as Chair of the Committee on Climate Change, Sen.. Loren Legarda vows to make sure that the budget for fiscal year 2010 will give utmost priority to addressing the issues of climate change and disaster risk reduction.
“The 1.541-trillion budget for next year was formulated by the [...]

Speaking at the National Conference on Climate Change Adaptation, Senator Loren Legarda today called for the serious implementation of her landmark legislation that will strengthen our country’s efforts in addressing the greatest humanitarian challenge, climate change.
“The passage of the Climate Change Act, could not have come to a time more ideal than today. And [...]

Sen. Loren Legarda, chair of the Senate committee on climate change adaptation, yesterday stressed the need for good governance for communities to meet the challenges of climate change and reduce disaster casualties and damage.
“Development cannot be focused only on economic gains without the accompanying responsibility of good governance.  Development should not create risks for our [...]

Sen. Loren Legarda today (Oct. 26) called upon all sectors of society to cooperate in addressing the challenges of climate change, warning of worst disasters in the future unless immediate measures are taken to mitigate climate change.
“It is a challenge that must be taken up by local, national governments, academe, scientific community, civil society, private [...]

Sen. Loren Legarda yesterday (Oct. 20) urged Filipino women to play a stronger role in lowering the risks from climate change, such as the huge casualties and property damage caused by typhoons Ondoy and Pepeng.
“Women are powerful agents of change in the overall climate change adaptation and mitigation efforts,” Loren said in a speech at [...]