A PROPOSED legislation pushing for the establishment of a national "greenbelt" program to shield fishers and coastal communities from storm surges, and the worsening impact of climate change is gaining ground in both the House of Representatives and the Senate.

Senators Cynthia Villar, Lorna Regina "Loren" Legarda, Ana Theresia "Risa" Hontiveros and Maria Lourdes "Nancy" Binay have filed separate bills in the upper house pushing for the creation of the National Coastal Green Program.

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