Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte is calling for the full implementation of Philippine Environment and Natural Capital Accounting System (PENCAS) law, a measure he co-authored, even as the country continues to suffer from flooding and other climate-induced calamities....
Senator Loren Legarda has asserted there is a need for the Philippines to step up its role in promoting the sustainability of marine resources around the world. Legarda also underscored the need for a greater global effort to preserve the integrity of marine life, as people are becoming...
Senator Loren Legarda on Friday, May 31 welcomed the signing into law of the Philippine Ecosystem and Natural Capital Accounting System (PENCAS) Act or Republic Act No. 11995, which will revolutionize the way the government integrates environmental sustainability into the country’s economic...
President Marcos has signed into law a measure that will provide the government an accounting of the country's natural resources. (Noel B. Pabalate; document courtesy of Malacañang) The Republic Act No. 11995 or the Philippine Ecosystem and Natural Capital Accounting System (PENCAS) law,...
The Senate on Wednesday, November 22 approved on third and final reading the bill that seeks to establish the proposed Philippine Ecosystem and Natural Capital Accounting System (PENCAS) law. At least 23 senators in favor of Senate Bill No. 2439, with zero negative votes and zero...
Senate President Pro Tempore Loren Legarda has urged the Senate to expedite the passage into law of the proposed Philippine Ecosystem and Natural Capital Accounting Systems (PENCAS) Act to help guide the government integrate environmental inputs and outputs into national income accounts to help the...
The House plenary. (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) With a vote of 215-0-0 (yes-no-abstain), the House of Representatives approved on third and final reading Wednesday afternoon, Aug. 2 the bill that seeks to establish the Philippine Ecosystem and Natural Capital Accounting System (PENCAS)....
Senator Loren Legarda has filed a bill seeking to develop and implement an ecosystem and natural capital accounting system that applies to the Philippine environment, giving importance to the role, value, and impact of the country’s natural resources on the economy. “For decades, the debate has...
