“Let’s strengthen our preparedness to disaster risk, whether it’s human induced or not. Retrofitting old infrastructure and building right at first sight will help in preventing disaster loss.” Senator Loren Legarda said in the wake of the recent quake.
In November 2021, the World Bank approved the Fourth Disaster Risk Management Policy Loan with a Catastrophe-Deferred Drawdown Option (CAT-DDO) of $500 million for the Government of the Philippines.
This line of credit is intended to strengthen the country’s institutional and financial capacity […]
SPONSORSHIP SPEECH OF SENATOR LOREN LEGARDA
Senate Resolution Expressing the profound sympathy and sincere condolences of the Senate of the Philippines to the people of Japan on the death of Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe
Senate Session Hall
27 July 2022
Mr. President, distinguished colleagues:
On the 8th of July this year, the world lost a great leader.
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was regarded as a great political leader and a revered statesman. His untimely death, without a doubt, is a tragedy not only to his […]
Senate Pro Tempore Loren Legarda delivered the first privilege speech of the 19th Congress in the Senate, focusing on pandemic recovery and investment in human capital in line with climate action.
“We are now at the point of no return in our battle against climate change. The intricate interrelationships between the environment, our health, and the climate crisis cannot be understated,” Legarda expressed.
The staunch environmentalist lawmaker reminded the august chamber of our commitment to the Paris Agreement, which the body ratified […]
Senator Loren Legarda is launching ‘Usapang Wika’, a documentary featuring the country’s main languages in partnership with the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA).
Legarda will host the ten-part cultural documentary that will highlight the Ilokano, Cebuano, Hiligaynon and Kinaray-a, Waray, Pangasinan, Kapampangan, Tagalog, Bicolano, and Meranaw languages.
“Our languages are a vital part of our heritage and our identity as a nation, and we must preserve them as a sign of our respect for our history and culture. Through […]
PRIVILEGE SPEECH OF SENATOR LOREN LEGARDA
Pandemic Recovery and Investment in Human Capital
Senate of the Philippines
26 July 2022
Mr. Senate President, distinguished colleagues:
I address this august chamber with a resolve for our country to build back better from the twin crises of the impacts from climate change and the COVID-19 pandemic, which our country and fellow Filipinos continue to experience these past few years.
Our national government has poured in the funds for the recovery of our economy and the welfare of more […]
