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 […]
Senate President Pro Tempore Loren Legarda made a reminder today to recognize that being proactive in women’s rights will make the real change on top of discussing it.
“This celebration serves more than just a tribute to women; it is a moment to highlight the often-overlooked contributions of women, particularly on unpaid care work, and the qualities of nurturing and home management inherent in all individuals, irrespective of gender,” Legarda said as she delivered her keynote speech at the Department of […]
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 […]
Senate President Pro Tempore Loren Legarda expressed her optimism that more would push for pro-environment advocacies upon the opening of a new class at the Asian Institute of Management (AIM).
The class, whose students shall be supported by Legarda, aims to create new individuals who are keen to adapt to the changing world through the Executive Master in Disaster Risk and Crisis Management (EMDRCM) program.
“One powerful solution is education, a field in which AIM excels. As we face more and more […]
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 […]
