August 22, 2021
In these times of great environment and humanitarian crises, there is no way but to look for a leader who thinks of solutions for deliverance.
In the Philippines, perhaps the most successful environment politician in the history of the country is three term Senator, now Antique congresswoman and Deputy Speaker, Loren Legarda, an acknowledged environment and climate champion on the world stage, passionate author of most of our environment and climate legislation.
She has been tackling the issues besetting the environment even […]
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August 19, 2021
“Our people’s health should come first, but at the same time, we also need to protect the welfare of our healthcare workers. This is the first step towards ensuring that our health care system is able to keep up with the challenges of this global pandemic,” three-term Senator, now Deputy Speaker Loren Legarda said amid reports of mass resignation of healthcare workers.
The health crisis caused by the COVID-19 has placed our healthcare system under immense pressure and challenged its capacity […]
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August 17, 2021
Allow me to start with a couple of questions:
What if we were truly a hive mind, collectively building an economy that is so well matched to our environment, our climate, our culture and our needs?
What if we were not anchored on all the known parameters of success and economic indicators and had a chance to have a post-pandemic economy that is so well matched that we will just sail through our recovery?
Greetings to everyone here who are all positive […]
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August 16, 2021
Three-term Senator, now Deputy Speaker Loren Legarda, urged the Department of Health (DOH) to be transparent and clarify the findings highlighted by the Commission on Audit’s (COA) 2020 consolidated annual report on the deficiencies in handling the 2020 budget allocated to the Department that the state auditors reported as a significant contributor to the challenges encountered in the country’s pandemic response.
“The people deserve a clear and detailed explanation from the Department of Health. We cannot allow government funding to remain […]
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August 11, 2021
House Deputy Speaker and Antique Representative Loren Legarda said that the mobilization of climate finance for the Philippines and other developing nations has become even more urgent to support the adaptation of vulnerable populations to more frequent, severe, and irreversible climate impacts. Legarda, a three-term Senator who authored the country’s Climate Change Act, made the statement in light of the latest report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), which made strong projections that global warming may exceed 1.5°C […]
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