Senator Loren Legarda lauded US President Barack Obama for urging the private sector to mainstream climate change adaptation and mitigation in their business plans and operations, particularly through renewable energy investments.
Obama, who is in the Philippines for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) meetings, was a speaker at the APEC CEO Summit on Wednesday (November 18).
In a separate statement, Senator Loren Legarda hailed the enactment of Republic Act No. 10692 or the PAGASA Modernization Act of 2015, which effectively funds the enhancement of the state bureau’s capability in providing services to protect the people and the environment and to ensure economic security against natural hazards.
Legarda, principal author of the bill at the Senate, said that more lives would be saved because of RA 10692.
“PAGASA has done a lot for the country with limited funding and they could do much better as the government empowers them with better technology,” said Legarda in a statement.
Senator Loren Legarda today said she looks forward to a successful 2015 Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit that would indeed promote inclusive growth and better communities as this year’s theme suggests.
The Philippines is the host for the 2015 APEC meetings that will culminate with the APEC Economic Leaders’ Meeting this week to be attended by heads of state of member economies. The APEC 2015 theme is “Building Inclusive Economies, Building a Better World.”
“I am hopeful that with inclusive growth as the main theme of APEC Philippines 2015, it will be more relevant to Filipinos,” said Legarda.
“After all, the real value of APEC does not rest on trade and investment statistics alone, but more importantly on how much its benefits trickle down to the poor,” she said.
Senator Loren Legarda today underscored the importance of cooperation among nations in the global fight against terrorism following recent vicious attacks of terrorist groups, particularly in the cities of Paris, Beirut and Baghdad.
Legarda earlier joined the French nation and the rest of the world in condemning the November 13 attacks in several public sites in and around Paris that have killed at least 129 individuals and injured hundreds more. But the Senator said that we should also give the same […]
