Posts Tagged ‘climate change’

Loren calls for environmental protection at Panagbenga

By Administrator • Mar 2nd, 2010 • Category: Press Release

In the yearly flower festival in Baguio this weekend, the only environmental advocate running for the vice presidency Loren Legarda reminded participants of the Panagbenga Festival about the responsibility of taking care of the environment so we can continue enjoying the beauty of nature.
“The Panagbenga Flower festival is a celebration of the beauty of nature, [...]



Loren to NDCC: Stable calamity-response imperative to RP

By Administrator • Mar 2nd, 2010 • Category: Press Release

NP-NPC-LDP vice presidential candidate Loren Legarda today urged government and the NDCC to beef up its disaster-preparedness and response systems, and warned Filipinos to be always prepared for natural calamities.
“Let’s not wait for the next disaster to strike our shores. We’ve seen enough, let’s do more to prepare. It’s not enough that we have capable [...]



Energy chief should be held responsible for power crisis - Loren

By Administrator • Mar 1st, 2010 • Category: Press Release

The current electrical power crisis would not have hit the country if the Arroyo administration had not been so preoccupied with trying to hold on to political power, NP-NPC-LDP vice presidential candidate Loren Legarda said on Monday, following reports of the power situation in Northern Luzon.
“And what is the Energy secretary doing now? He’s busy [...]



Climate change a threat to the Filipino poor – Loren

By Administrator • Mar 1st, 2010 • Category: Press Release

Nationalist People’s Coalition (NPC), Nacionalista Party (NP) and Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino (LDP) vice presidential bet Senator Loren Legarda today lamented the great injustice suffered by the country’s poorest, saying that “they contribute least to the problem (of climate change) yet they bear and suffer most from the impact.”
“Those most vulnerable to climate change today [...]



Loren appeals to agri-fishery bureaucracy: “Expedite fund release for El Niño-related activities”

By Administrator • Feb 28th, 2010 • Category: Press Release

Senator Loren Legarda urged the Department of Agriculture (DA) and the Bureau of Agriculture and Fisheries Resources (BFAR) to immediately implement measures, including the release of funds, to minimize the damage of the El Nino phenomenon to the fishery sector.
Loren sounded the call as she was alarmed by the report of fish kills and red [...]



Loren: Monitor water situation vs Fishkill

By Administrator • Feb 28th, 2010 • Category: Press Release

Vice presidential bet for Nationalist People’s Coalition (NPC), Nacionalista Party (NP) and Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino (LDP) Loren Legarda today raised the alarm for government’s local fisheries units to monitor the water situation against fishkill which has already hit Ifugao and Isabela.
She also warned against possible red tide in Pangasinan, which she visits today in [...]



Loren: Are we prepared for a Tsunami?

By Administrator • Feb 28th, 2010 • Category: Press Release

Following the 8.8 magnitude earthquake that struck in the Pacific Ocean and devastated Chile, vice presidential bet for Nationalist  People’s Coalition (NPC), Nacionalista Party (NP) and Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino (LDP) Loren Legarda today called on government to mobilize local contingency efforts and prepare for any possibility of a tsunami.
“Although there is no evacuation order [...]



Planning and education a must to El Niño – Loren

By Administrator • Feb 27th, 2010 • Category: Press Release

Visiting Pangasinan in one of her campaign sorties, NPC-NP-LDP vice presidential bet Loren Legarda called for a decade-long planning and massive education drive to allow the country to cope with the seasonal El Nino crisis.
“Government policies on El Nino should not just be reactionary. We have to think long term in addressing environmental and climate [...]



RP’S Agri will weather El Niño - Loren

By Administrator • Feb 24th, 2010 • Category: Press Release

With the country in the midst of El Niño, Senator Loren Legarda hailed rice farmers as “our true silent heroes” for upholding the agricultural sector with a projected rice production of 17.4 million metric tons despite the El Niño dry spell.
“The nation and our people owe them a lot. We should bestow on our outstanding [...]



Emergency mentality leads to disastrous programs – Loren

By Administrator • Feb 21st, 2010 • Category: Press Release

“Why should every situation for this administration be an emergency?” Nacionalista Party vice presidential candidate Loren Legarda said on Sunday in reaction to reports that some lawmakers are considering granting the President emergency powers to combat the effects of El Nino.
“Many of our so-called emergencies would not have caught the administration off guard if only [...]