November 9, 2020
House Deputy Speaker and Antique Representative Loren Legarda today welcomed the result of the 2020 USA national elections, expressing that the victory of climate advocates President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris, the first woman vice president in US history, is a win for women and the climate cause.
“President-elect Joe Biden’s promise to rejoin the Paris Agreement and to invest in low-carbon technologies is pivotal in our collective goal of keeping the increase in global average temperature to below […]
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November 3, 2020
MANILA, 03 November 2020 — Slow food enthusiasts will gather virtually to underscore the importance of food, and its waste reduction and management, on the 25th episode of “Stories for a Better Normal: Pandemic and Climate Pathways,” with the topic “Waste Not, Want Not: A Food Waste Episode with Slow Food Manila.”
The episode, hosted by House Deputy Speaker Loren Legarda, will air on Thursday, 05 November 2020, 10:00 AM via Facebook Live at facebook.com/CCCPhl and facebook.com/conglorenlegarda.
Chefs and restaurant owners will join the […]
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November 3, 2020
For Deputy Speaker and Antique Congresswoman Loren Legarda, arts and culture are instrumental in helping Filipinos heal together during the COVID-19 crisis. That is why despite the limitations during this pandemic, she and the National Commission on Culture and the Arts (NCCA) are back with the ninth season of the award-winning documentary series “Dayaw.”
“Our arts and culture feed not only our minds, but also our souls. The crisis may have taken us all by surprise, but it has also reminded […]
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October 30, 2020
Representatives from indigenous peoples (IP) groups featured their unique ways of preserving culture and heritage and called for more support to enhance their resilience to the pandemic and climate impacts, during the 24th episode of “Stories for a Better Normal: Pandemic and Climate Pathways.”
The online conversation hosted by House Deputy Speaker Loren Legarda featured indigenous and cultural advocates, including Waway L. Saway, member of the Talaandig in Bukidnon and Head of the Family Food Security Cycle program of Hineleban Foundation; […]
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October 30, 2020
Good afternoon to you, Red; Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas(BSP) Governor Benjamin Diokno; Convergence Blended Finance Managing Director Robert van Zwieten; Institute of Corporate Directors CEO Leonardo Berba; corporate directors; and to all of you who are listening and joining us virtually.
Thank you for inviting me to this very important event. The private sector has an incredibly critical role to play in our people’s response to climate change. I have worked on climate change long before it became mainstream, because it […]
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