STATEMENT OF SENATOR LOREN LEGARDA ON THE NOMINATION OF MS. MA. ANTONIA “TONI” YULO-LOYZAGA AS SECRETARY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES (DENR)

I laud the nomination of Ms. Ma. Antonia “Toni” Yulo-Loyzaga as Secretary of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR).
The appointment is timely and strategic given the triple threats of biodiversity loss, pollution, and climate change to the Philippines. I look forward to the DENR’s effective implementation of at least 10 landmark environmental laws we have passed in the past decades, all sorely lacking in serious, strict and efficient monitoring.
Ms. Yulo-Loyzaga brings to the DENR a deep and broad […]