Senator Loren Legarda urged a nationwide shift to nature-based, science-driven flood management in a Senate privilege speech on November 11, following the devastation caused by Typhoons Tino and Uwan.
She criticized reliance on concrete infrastructure alone, calling instead for solutions rooted in ecosystems, community resilience, and climate foresight.
Legarda highlighted the systemic failures behind the disasters, including deforestation, unregulated construction, mining, and poor waste management, which worsened flooding in Cebu, Negros Occidental, and Negros Oriental.
She outlined comprehensive measures such as watershed restoration, riverbank and wetland rehabilitation, green infrastructure, mangrove protection, and strict enforcement of existing environmental and building laws.
Legarda emphasized that resilience requires community participation and long-term planning, stating that flood protection must be grown, restored, and sustained, not just engineered.
Source: PhilNews24 | November 22, 2025
LEGARDA ADVOCATES SCIENCE-BASED, NATURE-DRIVEN FLOOD SOLUTIONS
Latest from Politics
The Commission on Elections reported that the number of registered voters has risen to around 71
Former Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte will skip the first status conference in his crimes against humanity
The Department of the Interior and Local Government has ordered local government units to fast-track and
The Jinggoy Estrada is set to face plunder and malversation charges before the Sandiganbayan on Thursday
Tacloban City Mayor Alfred Romualdez led local officials in Eastern Visayas in signing a partnership with