May 27, 2025
Good afternoon to our distinguished guests, fellow advocates for sustainability, members of the diplomatic corps, colleagues from government, civil society, academe, and especially, our youth leaders.
A decade ago, we issued a call. Today, we raise it into a demand, along with concrete constructive measures.
More than commemorating the 2015 Manila Call to Action and its origin, we celebrate its achievements and enduring relevance.
In 2015, the world was waking up to the full gravity of the climate crisis. Typhoon Haiyan had devastated […]
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May 27, 2025
Senator Loren Legarda delivered the keynote address at the DFA Ocean Talk: The 2015 Manila Call to Action, Charting Philippine Ocean-Climate Policy Towards the 2025 UN Ocean Conference (UNOC3) held on Tuesday, 27 May 2025, at the National Museum of Fine Arts, Manila.
Organized by the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) with the invaluable support of Legarda, the event was held in partnership with the Embassy of France to the Philippines and to Micronesia, the Intramuros Administration, and Liter of Light.
A […]
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May 22, 2025
Senator Loren Legarda challenged the status quo in disaster risk reduction, calling on people to be more proactive in mitigating risks related to climate change.
“We are at a crossroads where climate change and disasters threaten our very existence. Typhoons ravage communities, droughts cripple livelihoods, and data reveals alarming trends,” Legarda said during her keynote address at the Asian Institute of Management (AIM) on Thursday, May 22.
“The scorching heat is a sign that our planet is in distress,” she added.
Legarda led […]
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May 20, 2025
The imagination peoples the air. As you traveled across our islands these past days, I hope you have felt the force of imagination around you, flowing through our stories, etched in our landscapes, and alive in the spirited conversations that welcomed you.
It is this same imagination that brought us here today. When the Philippines made its modest return to the Frankfurter Buchmesse in 2015 after a 15-year absence, I dared to ask: Why not the Philippines as Guest of Honour? I took this […]
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May 20, 2025
Senator Loren Legarda honored the deep cultural ties between the Philippines and Germany as she addressed the German media delegation visiting the country, reflecting on what was once an ambitious dream: for the Philippines to take center stage at the Frankfurt Book Fair, the world’s largest and most influential book fair.
“When the Philippines made its modest return to the Frankfurter Buchmesse in 2015 after a 15-year absence, I dared to ask, ‘Why not the Philippines as Guest of Honour?’ I […]
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