Keynote Speech of Senator Loren Legarda
Sherpa Senior Officers Meeting of the
Climate Vulnerable Forum
9 November 2015 | Diamond Hotel, Manila
It is with great pleasure that I welcome you to the Philippines for the third global meeting of the Climate Vulnerable Forum.
I believe we are here today not to discuss the theoretical merits of doing something versus doing nothing about the climate crisis. The signs are all around us. The numbers speak for themselves. It is […]
NEOGAN, a tiny village in Tagaytay city, is home to the Philippines’ only world-class restaurant (Antonio’s is the only restaurant in the country to have made it to the Miele Guide to Asia’s top 50 restaurants), and the weekend retreat of Senator Loren Legarda. It is also home to many poor residents, whose houses are little more than hovels.
What they all share, situated at the heart of the village, is an empty lot turned eco-park. Cheerful rows of medicinal plants […]
Senator Loren Legarda, Chairperson of the Senate Committees on Finance and Climate Change, on Wednesday sponsored a bill seeking to determine forestland limits for conservation, protection and development of forest resources in the country.
Legarda has urged the Senate to pass Senate Bill No. 2983 or the proposed Forest Lands Limits Act of 2015, reminding Congress of its duty to preserve the environment through legislation.
SENATOR LOREN LEGARDA
Sponsorship Speech
Senate Bill No. 2983, Committee Report No. 284
4 November 2015 | Senate Session Hall
Mr. President, my distinguished colleagues,
I have the honor to seek approval of Senate Bill No. 2983 under Committee Report No. 284 or the Forest Lands Limits Act of 2015.
Congress has the duty to pass legislation as part of its duty under Article XII, Section 4 of the Constitution, which states that “Congress shall, as soon as possible, determine, by law, […]
