Speech of Senator Loren Legarda
Joint Meeting Between Rotary Club of Manila and Rotary Club of Forbes Park
23 April 2015 | Manila Polo Club
It is with great pleasure that I take part in this gathering to encourage Rotarians to take a more active role in finding solutions to the growing social, economic and development challenges caused by environmental degradation and disasters arising from natural hazards made stronger by climate change.
We are living in a world with finite resources and yet generations […]
In celebration of Earth Day (April 22), Senator Loren Legarda today urged Filipinos to make each day of the year an Earth Day, stressing that what we do every day to care for Mother Earth is what really counts.
“Earth Day is a great reminder to care for our nature and biodiversity, but it should not just be ceremonial. Caring for the environment should be an everyday practice. It should be a habit,” said Legarda, Chair of the Senate Committee on […]
Senator Loren Legarda today lauded Bohol’s skilled workers and out-of-school youth who were part of the Dauis Watchtower restoration project and asked them to continue to be guardians of Philippine heritage.
Legarda made the statement during the turnover of the Dauis Watchtower and Escuela Taller Satellite Training Program Graduation Ceremony in Dauis, Bohol.
“It was heartbreaking to see centuries-old churches in Bohol and Cebu crumble down to an earthquake in October 2013. But after I saw the works of the graduates of […]
Over a decade after its last participation in the Venice Art Biennale, the Philippines will return to the art event with “Tie a String around the World,” an art installation whose governing concept is distilled from the 1950 Filipino film “Genghis Khan,” helmed by National Artist Manuel Conde. It was shown in the Venice International Film Festival in 1952 to much acclaim.
Curated by Patrick Flores, art curator and professor of art studies at University of the Philippines, the concept […]
After a 51-year absence, a Philippines is creation a quip during a 56th International Art Exhibition in Venice, some-more popularly famous as a Venice Biennale.
This was announced on Apr 15 by Secretary of Foreign Affairs Albert Del Rosario, Italian Ambassador Massimo Roscigno, National Commission for Culture and a Arts (NCCA) authority Felipe de Leon, and Senator Loren Legarda during a Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA).
“It was in 1964 when a Philippines participated for a initial and final time, with National […]
