Keynote Speech: International Women’s Day Celebration 2024

March 8, 2024

KEYNOTE SPEECH OF SENATE PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE LOREN LEGARDA
International Women’s Day Celebration 2024: “Investing in Equality Toward Gender-Inclusive Prosperity”
March 8, 2024
Samsung Hall, SM Aura Premier, Taguig City

Heartfelt greetings to the women and men of the Philippine Commission on Women and to UN Women. I am happy to address you on the very day we mark International Women’s Day with the theme “Invest in Women: Accelerate Progress.” Traditionally, we highlight how far we have come and chart a course […]

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Message: DHSUD National Women’s Month Celebration

March 6, 2024

Message of Senate President Pro Tempore Loren Legarda
DHSUD National Women’s Month Celebration
March 6, 2024 | 10:30 AM | DHSUD Auditorium
Happy Women’s Month to all of us gathered here today. I am happy to be part of this celebration, especially as the principal author behind the creation of the Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development.
I am delighted to learn that the Department boasts a robust female workforce, with 436 out of 798 regular employees being women. This statistic […]

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Speech: Sustainable Leadership Learning for Climate and Disaster Risk Reduction (SLL-CDRR) Launch

March 5, 2024

Speech of Senator Loren Legarda
Sustainable Leadership Learning for Climate and Disaster Risk Reduction (SLL-CDRR) Launch
AIM Fuller Hall, AIM, Makati City
5 March 2024

In December 2021, Typhoon Odette wreaked havoc on parts of Visayas and Mindanao, uprooting families and leaving behind a trail of devastation. It was the second costliest typhoon in Philippine history behind Typhoon Yolanda (Haiyan) in 2013. We often think of typhoons as evidence that we have tampered with the planet’s natural thermostat and caused climate change.  But step […]

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Message: DAR National Women’s Month Kick-off

March 4, 2024

Message of Senate President Pro Tempore Loren Legarda
DAR National Women’s Month Kick-off
March 4, 2024
We stand united in kicking off the celebration of Women’s Month today at the Department of Agrarian Reform Central Office.
While the Philippines stands proud as a leader in gender equality in South and Southeast Asia, ranking 16th out of 146 countries in 2023’s Gender Gap Index, this was actually an 8-notch drop from 2018. We need to be continuously mindful in our quest for an […]

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