Statement of Senator Loren Legarda
Opening Ceremony, Launch of the Global Commission on Adaptation (GCA)
12:30 PM – 2:00 PM | October 16, 2018
Main Hall, The Ridderzaal, The Hague, Netherlands
Esteemed colleagues in the Global Commission on Adaptation,
I wish to express my profound gratitude for this representation.
Joining you further challenges me, beyond my work in the Philippine legislature and for the UNISDR and the UNFCCC, to advocate for a shared and better understanding of the gravity of the climate crisis, […]
In her continuing advocacy to advance climate resilience, especially of the Philippines and other climate-vulnerable nations, Senator Loren Legarda has accepted the invitation to be a Commissioner of the Global Commission on Adaptation (GCA).
The GCA is headed by former UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, Bill Gates, and World Bank CEO Kristalina Georgieva and was formally launched today, October 16, 2018, at The Hague, Netherlands. Its managing partners are the Global Center on Adaptation based in Rotterdam, Netherlands and World Resources Institute (WRI) based in Washington, D.C.
Senator Loren Legarda is the choice of seven out of ten Antiqueños to be their representative in Congress.
In a survey conducted by Random Access Consultants, Inc. (RACI) from September 15-19, 2018, 71.7 percent of Antiqueños want Legarda to be the Representative of the Lone District of the Province of Antique. Only 24.7 percent chose former Governor Exequiel Javier.
Message of Senator Loren Legarda*
Philippine Reception – Frankfurt Book Fair 2018
11 October 2018 | Philippine Pavilion, FBF 2018
*Message was delivered by Consul General Evelyn Garcia, Philippine Consulate General in Frankfurt
How do we nurture passion for reading?
In the world’s largest international trade fair for the book publishing industry, we are surrounded by tons of books that we could not read in our lifetime, yet it excites us to see what titles could be a good read.
Senator Loren Legarda has expressed her support for the Philippines’ bid to be the Guest of Honor (GOH) country of the Frankfurt Book Fair (FBF) and said that the National Book Development Board (NBDB) should aim for 2024.
