Legarda to LGUs: Submit plan vs Climate Change

CEBU, Philippines – Senator Loren Legarda is urging local government units to follow the law and submit their Local Climate Change Action Plans (LCCAP) to the Climate Change Commission (CCC).

Legarda, chairperson of the Senate Committee on Climate Change and principal author of Republic Act No. 9729 or the Climate Change Act, made the statement following reports from the CCC that only 584 out of 1,634 cities and municipalities (36%) in the country have LCCAP as of July 2015.

Legarda Urges LGUs to Craft Local Climate Action Plans

Senator Loren Legarda today urged local government units (LGUs) to comply with the law and submit their local climate change action plans (LCCAP) to the Climate Change Commission (CCC).

Legarda, Chair of the Senate Committee on Climate Change and principal author of Republic Act No. 9729 or the Climate Change Act, made the statement following reports from the CCC that as of July 2015, only 584 out of 1,634 cities and municipalities (36%) in the country have LCCAP.

Hollywood spiels for climate change

We have our own climate change champion here in the Philippines, Sen. Loren Legarda who was among the people in this part of the world to congratulate DiCaprio through her official Twitter account: “Climate change is real. Congrats #LeoDiCaprio! #oscars2016 #bestactor #Revenant. A former broadcaster before she turned to politics, and multi-awarded as a journalist, Legarda has taken to heart the issue of climate change. As someone who grew up in flood-prone Malabon, she was exposed early to the importance of taking care of one’s environment. She saw for herself how irresponsible garbage disposal added to the problem of low-lying areas in Metro Manila and contributed to severe flooding, especially during typhoon season.

Legarda Announces Artists to Represent PHL in First Participation to Venice Architecture Biennale

Muhon: Traces of an Adolescent City, the selected exhibit for the country’s National Pavilion at the 15th International Architecture Exhibition in the Venice Biennale, has gathered the country’s foremost architects and contemporary visual artists to be part of the historic first participation of the Philippines to the Architecture Venice Biennale under the auspices of the National Comission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA), the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA), and the Office of Senator Loren Legarda.

The Philippine Pavilion will hold its vernissage on May 27 and will open from May 28 to November 27, 2016 at Palazzo Mora in Venice, Italy.