The third installment of the 2015 Weaving Demonstrations of the National Museum in partnership with Senator Loren Legarda will be held this weekend—July 25-26, 2015.
Senator Legarda invites everyone to view and observe buri mat weavers from Banton, Romblon featuring weavers Marilyn Delgado, Ilyn Fabonan and Fanny Forfieda. They will be joined by Deogracias Faminiano, Jr., President of Asi Studies for Culture and the Arts in Romblon, and Decoroso Fadri who will give informal lectures.
“These weaving demonstrations allow us to look […]
Paris – UNISDR’s Champion for Disaster Risk Reduction in Asia, Senator Loren Legarda, declared the willingness of the Philippines to lead the fight to combat climate change during this week’s Summit of the Consciences for the Climate in Paris, France.
Mankind’s relationship with nature was the focus of the Climate Summit of Conscience in Paris, hosted by French President Francois Hollande. With the UN climate conference just months away, faith leaders, Nobel laureates, economists and artists from around the world […]
“Until we have taken it upon ourselves that the key to climate change adaptation and mitigation lies in each and every individual’s effort to be part of the solution, then the greatest challenge we will have to fight to combat the warming climate and its effects is our own indifference,” said Sen. Loren Legarda, at the Summit of the Consciences for the Climate held the other day. Legarda was the only Filipino among the more than 40 religious, […]
Senator Loren Legarda said that the Philippines is ready to lead the fight to combat climate change during the Summit of the Consciences for the Climate in Paris, France.
“I come from a country that is 0.3 percent emitter of carbon in the world and yet we are one of the most vulnerable nations as you have seen and witnessed with Typhoon Haiyan in 2013. Being a vulnerable nation that is not the cause of this vulnerability, we hope that the Philippines will […]
Opening Statement of Senator Loren Legarda
“Inspiring the World to Care – Igniting the Will to Act for the Climate”
Summit of the Consciences for the Climate
21 July 2015 | Paris, France
Climate change is undeniably in our midst, increasing the risks of disaster in vulnerable cities and communities.
Each year, five million lives are lost due to climate change and the health impacts of its chief driver — fossil fuels. The World Health Organization estimates direct damage […]
