Senator Loren Legarda today said that the government must ensure the safety of mining communities through appropriate and well-implemented policies to avoid disasters such as the recent landslide in Compostela Valley.
In filing Senate Resolution 444, Legarda called on the Senate Committee on Environment and Natural Resources to conduct an inquiry into government regulatory policies in [...]

Senator Loren Legarda lauded the municipality of San Francisco in Camotes Island, Cebu, led by Mayor Aly Arquillano and Vice Mayor Alfredo Arquillano Jr., for winning the 2011 United Nations Sasakawa Award for Disaster Reduction.
“I congratulate the local government of San Francisco, Cebu for winning the 2011 UN Sasakawa Award for Disaster Reduction. This achievement [...]

Senator Loren Legarda encouraged Filipinos to include in their Lenten reflection the state of the environment and how they can improve the way they treat Mother Earth.
“As we celebrate this year’s Earth Day, which coincides with the Holy Week, we must rekindle our relationship with nature. As stewards of God’s creation, let us reflect on [...]

Senator Loren Legarda called on young Filipinos to become heroes of the environment and have a productive and green summer by getting involved in various activities that promote environmental preservation.
“Our youth leaders, especially the Sangguniang Kabataan, can organize programs such as tree-growing activities in parks and in other suitable places in the barangay, growing vegetable [...]

Senator Loren Legarda, Chair of the Senate Committee on Climate Change, urged the government to implement a total plastic bag ban even before the proposed measure is enacted into law.
Legarda said that the national government can set an example by prohibiting the use of non-biodegradable plastic bags in their respective offices, while local government units [...]

Senator Loren Legarda today stressed the importance of strengthening the protection of the low-income sector against disasters as she expressed support for the promotion of microinsurance in the country.
Legarda, Chair of the Committee on Climate Change, said that when disasters strike, it is the poor that is most affected since they have less resources to [...]

Senator Loren Legarda today urged the government to prepare people and closely monitor public health impacts of Japan’s nuclear fallout even as government downplayed the possibility of radiation exposure in the Philippines.
Legarda said it is always better to be prepared for such an incident however remote it may be than be caught off-guard when it [...]

Citing statistics from the Department of Education (DepEd), which showed that of the 685 schools inspected nationwide for safety last year, 588 were found to have structural defects, Senator Loren Legarda today reiterated her call for a stronger partnership between the public and private sectors to ensure that schools are safe from disasters.
Legarda expressed concern [...]

Senator Loren Legarda today called for aggressive efforts to develop the country’s renewable energy resources.
The call was made in the light of the spiraling price of oil in the global market and the public safety issues that have emerged from the crisis facing Japan’s Fukushima nuclear complex.
Legarda, Chair of the Senate Committees on Foreign Relations [...]

Concerned with reports on the rapid deterioration of the Ifugao Rice Terraces, Senator Loren Legarda today urged concerned government agencies, particularly the Ifugao Cultural Heritage Office, to ensure that various efforts are in place to save it from total degradation.
Legarda, Chair of the Senate Committee on Cultural Communities, filed Senate Resolution 440, which directs the [...]