Senatorial candidates Ernesto Maceda and Loren Legarda said Wednesday that they wanted higher fines for damages caused to Tubbataha Reef so that it could serve as a deterrent to all ships.
Sen. Loren Legarda, the chair of the Senate committee on foreign relations, has called for active preparation by the government to evacuate 40,000 Filipinos in South Korea, saying the declaration of a “state of war” by North Korea directly puts them in harm’s way.
Senators on Saturday called on the executive branch to ensure the safety of the more than 800,000 Filipinos residing in Sabah after Malaysian authorities decided to attack the armed Filipinos claiming the territory in the name of the sultanate of Sulu based in southern Philippines.
A Senate committee report concluded that a contractor of the United States Navy was liable for unauthorized dumping of untreated sewage in Philippine waters and scored the inaction of relevant environment protection agencies on the matter.
Saying apologies and guarantees of “just compensation” were not enough, at least two Philippine senators are keen to hold the United States accountable for the destruction of the Tubbataha Reef following the grounding a US Navy minesweeper on the marine sanctuary nearly a month ago.
Senator Loren Legarda is seeking a “full investigation” by the Senate on the reported grounding of the USS Guardian in the Tubbataha Reefs Natural Park (TRNP) last week.
Three senators on Monday filed separate resolutions calling for an investigation of the supposed dumping of toxic waste from a US Navy ship off the coast of Zambales province by a vessel owned by a Singapore-based multinational firm that allegedly did not have the required registration and permits to do so.
The chairperson of the Senate committee on climate change is amazed at the sense of preparedness and political will of New York’s local officials as Hurricane Sandy hit the US east coast.
The government should strengthen protection for overseas Filipino workers following its decision to add 32 more countries in its list of territories that meet Philippine standards on the protection of its Filipino workers, Senator Loren Legarda said Wednesday.
With the Philippine sovereignty at stake, the Senate is flexing its muscles by holding an inquiry starting Friday into China’s incursions into the West Philippine Sea, known to the rest of the world as the South China Sea.
