December 26, 2009
FILIPINO MOTHERS WHO DESIRE A “CLEANER AND GREENER” PHILIPPINES FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS HAVE BANDED TOGETHER TO FORM THE ENVIRONMENTAL GROUP GREEN MOMS IN SUPPORT OF THE VICE PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDACY OF SENATOR LOREN LEGARDA.
Calling themselves GMoMs, members of the group underscored the urgency of electing to public office leaders like Senator Legarda who has been consistent in their pro-environment actions.
“We need not only a greener Philippines for our children and our children’s children, but also one that is able […]
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December 23, 2009
LEGASPI CITY, – SEN. LOREN LEGARDA ON WEDNESDAY LAUNCHED HER OWN RELIEF OPERATIONS, DUBBED LINGKOD LOREN, SERVING SOME 2000 FAMILIES IN FOUR EVACUATION CENTERS FOR EVACUEES FROM MAYON’S VOLCANIC FURY.
Lingkod Loren distributed relief goods in coordination with local authorities to 763 families at the Gogon Elementary School, 431 families at the Albay Central School, 635 in the Daraga North Elementary School and 142 in the Camalig Elementary School.
The distribution was undertaken with the help of Mayor Noel Rosal […]
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December 23, 2009
COUNTRIES MOST AFFECTED BY CLIMATE CHANGE LIKE THE PHILIPPINES HAVE EVERY RIGHT TO TAP INTO A “CLIMATE JUSTICE” FUND WHICH INDUSTRIALIZED NATIONS LED BY THE UNITED STATES (US) ARE BEING ASKED TO PUT UP.
Senator Loren Legarda has issued this statement in reaction to a recent interview by cable television network Al-Jazeera at the height of the United Nations (UN) climate change conference in Copenhagen.
Loren expressed no opposition to the “transparency” being sought by US Secretary of State Hillary […]
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December 23, 2009
DEVELOPED NATIONS HAVE THE “MORAL RESPONSIBILITY” TO HELP DEVELOPING NATIONS ADAPT TO CLIMATE CHANGE, LOREN SAID.
Noting that the developed countries contribute most of the world’s greenhouse gas emissions that cause global warming, Loren said that they should be primarily responsible for financing developing countries’ adaptation to the negative effects of climate change.
“The United States and China have contributed at least 40 percent of the world’s GHG, while the Philippines emits only 0.2% of GHG,” […]
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December 23, 2009
THE NATIONALIST PEOPLE’S COALITION (NPC) IS INSPIRED AND ELATED BUT NOT SURPRISED THAT SENATOR LOREN LEGARDA IS NOW LEADING THE VICE-PRESIDENTIAL RACE BASED ON THE LATEST SURVEY RESULTS RELEASED BY PULSE ASIA.
NPC spokesman Rep. Rex Gatchalian of the 1st District of Valenzuela said Sen. Legarda’s continued ascend in the pre-election surveys can be attributed to her dedicated and sincere efforts to promote her advocacies of saving the environment, championing the cause of women and children and protecting the interests […]
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