Senator Loren Legarda has asked the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) to take a proactive role in ensuring the sustainability of the Manila Bay through the restoration of the bay’s ecological integrity.
Read MoreIn celebration of the International Day for Disaster Reduction (IDDR) on October 13, Senator Loren Legarda said that the country should strengthen disaster risk management plans and programs to effectively reduce disaster mortality and eradicate poverty.
Read MorePrivilege Speech of Senator Loren Legarda
International Day for Disaster Reduction 2016
12 October 2016 | Senate Session Hall
Mr. President,
Tomorrow, October 13, we will commemorate the International Day for Disaster Reduction (IDDR). I rise today on a matter of personal and collective privilege to highlight once again the need to build our communities’ resilience to disaster and climate risks.
When Nenita Consolacion saw her two children in the rubble, they were lifeless, but what struck her most was the […]
SENATOR LOREN LEGARDA
Co-Sponsorship Speech
Confirmation of Appointment of
Energy Secretary Alfonso Cusi
Mr. President,
Our source of light in our homes has gone through many evolutions from the centuries-old oil lamps to various electric lighting, such as incandescent, fluorescent, and now LED lamps. But there are communities in the country, especially in far-flung sitios that continue to live in the dark, getting light from a candle or the old-fashioned oil lamps once the sun goes down.
The electrification of the entire country […]
SENATOR LOREN LEGARDA
Co-Sponsorship Speech
Confirmation of Appointment of
Finance Secretary Carlos Garcia Dominguez III
Mr. President,
As Chairperson of the Senate Committee on Finance, I have the honor to co-sponsor the confirmation of appointment of Carlos Garcia Dominguez III as Secretary of the Department of Finance (DOF).
Secretary Carlos Dominguez III is chiefly responsible for the formulation of the government’s 10-point socio-economic agenda and is thus recognized as the head of President Rodrigo Roa Duterte’s economic management team.
Given his strong background in economics and in […]
