May 18, 2020
Good morning.
We are gathered today under unique circumstances.
The Coronavirus Disease has upended the way we live and the way we do business. It has shone light on the domino effect that is triggered when one element is destabilized in the interconnected system of human health, planetary health, and economic stability.
Clearly, we are grappling with a crisis of enormous scale and human impact.
This is a moment in time when our work here in Congress is in its most critical.
Everything we do […]
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May 18, 2020
Deputy Speaker and Antique Representative Loren Legarda pushed for the immediate passage of House Bill No. 6623 or the New Normal for the Workplace and Public Spaces Act of 2020, which was earlier filed on April 27, 2020.
Legarda, together with House Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano, Majority Leader Ferdinand Romualdez, Deputy Speaker Luis Raymund Villafuerte, Deputy Speaker Paolo Duterte, Representative Eric Go Yap, Rep. Lorenz Defensor, and Rep. Jose Antonio Sy-Alvarado, are principal authors of the proposed measure.
Legarda said that the […]
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May 14, 2020
To inspire individuals, households, and communities to adopt sustainable practices for a better normal in light of the pandemic and climate crisis, Deputy Speaker and Antique Representative Loren Legarda held her first online discussion of the series “Stories for a Better Normal: Pandemic and Climate Pathways,” a virtual conversation on COVID-19 and the climate emergency.
The series is a partnership with the Climate Change Commission (CCC), with support from the Institute for Climate and Sustainable Cities (ICSC), The Climate Reality Project-Philippines, […]
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May 13, 2020
Deputy Speaker and Antique Congresswoman Loren Legarda announced today the launch of “Stories for a Better Normal: Pandemic and Climate Pathways,” an online discussion that will reflect on the COVID-19 pandemic and climate crisis.
The series, a partnership with the Climate Change Commission (CCC), will delve into ways on how Filipino families and communities can prepare for a better normal and lead sustainable lives in light of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The first episode will be on May 14, Thursday, at 10:00 a.m., […]
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May 6, 2020
House Deputy Speaker and Antique Congresswoman Loren Legarda today commended and expressed support to the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) in promulgating the Sustainable Finance Framework, contained in BSP Circular No. 1085, s. 2020, stating that the framework will help advance the country’s growth towards a greener and more sustainable development path.
The Circular was issued following approval by the Monetary Board (through Resolution No. 415, March 19, 2020) of a sustainable finance policy framework that sets out expectations on the […]
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