November 27, 2013
Acceptance Remarks of Senator Loren Legarda
Award Ceremony
Winner in Southeast Asia in Closing the Gender Gap
Women in Parliaments – Global Forum
27 November 2013, Brussels, Belgium
Excellencies,
Distinguished delegates,
On behalf of President Benigno Aquino and the Filipino people, I accept this award with sincere thanks and appreciation for
this important recognition.
The award could not have come at a more opportune time for my country as we strive to rise from the massive […]
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November 22, 2013
SENATOR LOREN LEGARDA
Message for the Top Leaders’ Forum
Increasing Private Sector Resilience Through Risk Informed Business Practices and Investment
22 November 2013 – SMX Convention Center
Foremost, I wish to extend my thanks to those who organized this forum as it offers a golden opportunity to air an appeal for business to promote disaster resilience in their operations and in the communities where they operate.
My key message is this: We do not build resilience through relief efforts. Instead, we have to lessen the […]
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November 21, 2013
It is difficult to describe the challenges our nation faces today. Immense challenges would be an understatement.
This year, we have already experienced 25 typhoons, the strongest of which, Typhoon Yolanda, mercilessly pounded the Philippines so close to the heels of the powerful 7.2 magnitude earthquake that rocked Central Visayas.
Much has been said about the resilience of the Filipino people to immediately rise up disaster after every disaster. However, the threat of natural hazards and extreme weather events to the survival […]
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November 8, 2013
Speech of Senator Loren Legarda
for the 37th General Conference of UNESCO
UNESCO Headquarters, Paris, France
Policy Statement of the Republic of the Philippines
Mr. President of the General Conference,
Madam Director-General,
Distinguished Delegates,
The first session of the UNESCO General Conference was held nearly 67 years ago to this date against the backdrop of a world seeking to reconstruct from the ravages of the last world war. The goal was clear — to prevent the outbreak of another world war.
We continue to be faced by wars, some of […]
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