Senator Loren Legarda today announced that the Paris Agreement on Climate Change will enter into force for the Philippines on Earth Day, April 22, 2017, one year after it signed the Treaty together with more than a hundred nations.
The Philippines becomes the 138th state party to the Agreement after the Philippine Mission to the United Nations deposited the country’s Instrument of Accession to the UN Treaty Section on March 23, 2017. It will enter into force for the Philippines after 30 days.
Senator Loren Legarda
Eulogy for Senator Leticia Ramos-Shahani
March 23, 2017 | Senate Session Hall
Perhaps it was not coincidence that former Senate President Pro-Tempore Leticia Ramos-Shahani passed away on women’s month. Perhaps, even until her death, she wanted to make a statement on women empowerment. Manang Letty was, after all, a true embodiment of the empowered Filipina.
Even before the Philippines elected its first female president, Senator Shahani was already fighting for a niche for women in the global […]
Message of Senator Loren Legarda
Be Secure Project’s Finale & World Water Day
22 March 2017 | The Peninsula Hotel, Makati City
“We never know the worth of water, till the well is dry.”[1]
This is probably one of the most overused adages about water. Understandably as it encapsulates the continuing challenge of water security and sustainability.
Water is a basic need yet it is a resource that we have taken for granted. Perhaps the seeming abundance of it creates a […]
Senator Loren Legarda invites everyone to watch the fourth episode of Dayaw season 3 on Thursday, March 23, 6:30 pm, on the ABS-CBN News Channel (ANC), with livestreaming on abs-cbnnews.com/liveand on ANC’s Facebook page.
The fourth episode, “Ginto, Pilak, Garing”, takes on the treasured and precious materials, the glittering materials that have been skillfully used to create beautiful things.
Senator Loren Legarda today stressed the importance of the sustainable management of the country’s forests and water resources so that both present and future generations would benefit from our natural resources.
Legarda, UNISDR Global Champion for Resilience, made the statement in celebration of the International Day of Forests (March 21) and World Water Day (March 22).
