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SOLID NORTH WANTS ‘GREEN SHIELD’ VS CLIMATE CRISIS

With the country now bracing for a second typhoon this week, a party-list lawmaker has called for change in the way our forests are being managed in order to build a “green shield” that will help protect Filipinos against natural disasters. According to Solid North Party-list Rep. Ching Bernos, “forests act as a green shield […]

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SOLID NORTH BATS FOR GREEN INDUSTRIAL ZONE PROGRAM

“When we invest in clean energy and sustainable industries, we are not only protecting our environment but also creating decent jobs for our people in the North and across the Philippines.” This is the main thrust of a bill by Solid North Party-list Rep. Ching Bernos that seeks to create a Green Industrial Zone Program […]

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SOLID NORTH BATS FOR NORTH-FOCUSED TOURISM DEV’T

Solid North Party-list Rep. Ching Bernos has filed House Bill No. 3109, seeking the creation of the Northern Luzon Development Authority (NLDA) to serve as a long-term, inter-regional body that will harmonize development in the Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR), Ilocos Region, and Cagayan Valley and play up the area’s tourism potential. In her explanatory note, […]

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SOLID NORTH PARTY BATS FOR GRASSROOTS TOURISM

Solid North Party-list Rep. Ching Bernos has filed a bill institutionalizing community-based tourism in the country, one that would ensure that communities “get their fair share” in the financial benefits of tourism. In filing House Bill No. 3110 or the Community-Based Tourism bill, Bernos highlighted the need for a bottom-up approach to tourism and development. […]