Opening Statement of Senator Loren Legarda
Asia Clean Energy Forum (ACEF) on Good and
Decent Jobs, Skills, and Entrepreneurship for a
Just Energy Transition
6 June 2017 | Asian Development Bank, Mandaluyong City
Growth is difficult to imagine without energy; and energy that does not take into consideration the needs of future generations can only destroy and not build. Development, progress, and quality of life cannot be the exclusive domain of a few.
In November last year, the Paris Agreement on Climate Change entered into force […]
On World Environment Day (June 5), Senator Loren Legarda urged stronger cooperation among nations and individuals to address environmental concerns, stressing that greater challenges are expected especially with US President Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw the United States from the Paris Agreement.
the US withdrawal from the Paris climate agreement and “appeals that they reconsider their position.”
The CCC noted that the US, being the second largest emitter of greenhouse gases and as a world leader, “would have played a key role in creating the much needed global paradigm shift towards a more climate-resilient and climate-smart future.”
US President Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw from the Paris Agreement on Climate Change “reeks of ignorance and condemns US foreign policy into infamy,” Senator Loren Legarda said on Friday.
“I cannot, in good conscience, support a deal that punishes the United States,” Trump said as he announced America’s withdrawal from the 2015 accord entered into by his predecessor, former President Barack Obama.
Message of Senator Loren Legarda
Aksyon Para Sa Ambisyon: Philippine Development Expo
“Malasakit: Promoting Philippine Culture and Values”
2 June 2017 | SMX Convention Center, Pasay City
Foremost, I wish to congratulate the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) for the launch of the Philippine Development Plan (PDP) 2017-2022, which features three major pillars—Pagbabago, Patuloy na Pag-Unlad, and Malasakit.
Malasakit is such a beautiful Filipino word. It could mean compassion, empathy or care. But these words do not fully […]
