May 18, 2016
Keynote Speech of Senator Loren Legarda
“Realignment of the Power Industry Towards Renewables”
Power & Electricity World Philippines 2016
18 May 2016 | SMX Convention Center
Allow me to open my speech with a question: What kind of future are we leaving behind for our children?
Our extractive and consumptive lifestyle, and misplaced notion of development have brought our world in a state of utter disrepair. We have been so focused on development without realizing that development without conscience destroys the world.
It […]
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May 17, 2016
Senator Loren Legarda is urging the government to brace for the La Niña phenomenon, which she said is expected to bring heavy rains in the succeeding months, through effective climate-resilient and disaster risk reduction (DRR) programs.
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May 16, 2016
Senator Loren Legarda today urged the government to brace for the La Niña phenomenon, which is expected to bring heavy rains in the succeeding months, through effective climate-resilient and disaster risk reduction (DRR) programs.
The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) has already issued a La Niña watch after new predictions suggest further weakening of El Niño and the probable arrival of La Niña by the second half of 2016.
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May 15, 2016
MANILA, May 15 – Senator Loren Legarda today said that the government must utilize the research programs of the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) to improve agricultural systems in the country and to adapt to the changing climate.
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May 15, 2016
Senator Loren Legarda said she hopes to see more women in the Cabinet of presumptive president Rodrigo Duterte.
Legarda expressed her wish as she welcomed the move of Duterte to ensure a gender-sensitive approach to governance.
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