November 10, 2022
Senate President Pro Tempore Loren Legarda, a Climate Vulnerable Forum (CVF) Ambassador for Parliaments, shared her insights via a video message on climate prosperity plans and the role of legislators in realizing development goals during the Climate Prosperity Plans Flagship Event held on Tuesday, November 8, at the CVF Pavilion, International Convention Center in Egypt, Sharm El Sheikh.
According to Legarda, the Climate Prosperity Plans (CPPs) “have the opportunity to diffuse climate threats on economic progress and seize transition opportunities while […]
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November 8, 2022
Co-Sponsorship Speech of
Senate President Pro Tempore Loren Legarda
House Bill No. 4488 under Committee Report No. 10
AN ACT APPROPRIATING FUNDS FOR THE OPERATION OF THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES FROM JANUARY ONE TO DECEMBER THIRTY-ONE, TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY-THREE
08 November 2022
President, my dear colleagues, I respectfully request my fellow Senators’ consideration of the 2023 budgets of the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA), the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE), which includes Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA).
The […]
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November 7, 2022
For her significant contributions to biodiversity efforts in the country, Senate President Pro Tempore Loren Legarda was recognized as an Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Biodiversity Hero on November 2 in Bogor, Indonesia.
Joining the awarding ceremony virtually, Legarda, who is known as a long-time advocate of environmental protection and a champion of green development, thanked ASEAN for the recognition and for acknowledging the efforts of individuals from various sectors who fight for the environment.
She also expressed gratitude to the […]
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October 28, 2022
PARIS, 28 October 2022 – Senate President Pro Tempore Loren Legarda has stated the importance of the Paris Agreement to the country as the Philippine delegation, led by Senate President Juan Miguel Zubiri, met with French legislators on Tuesday, October 25.
“One of the many advocacies and issues that bond France and the Philippines is the Paris Agreement. Being number one in the world risk index, as the most vulnerable nation in the world, we value our ratification of the Paris […]
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October 27, 2022
PARIS, 27 October 2022 – Senate President Pro Tempore Loren Legarda called on the Philippine government to consider investing in blue carbon initiatives through the sustainable management of marine resources and marine-linked sectors which are also vital for climate change adaptation along the coasts.
The appeal came following the Philippine senators’ meeting with their French counterparts where they discussed matters of global concern including environment and climate change.
Building a blue carbon economy entails creating ocean sectors and businesses that are socially […]
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