Senator Loren Legarda today said she looks forward to the renewed climate partnership between the Philippines and France following the Philippine Senate delegation meeting with France’s minister for ecological transition and solidarity, Nicolas Hulot.
Read MoreSenator Loren Legarda today said that she looks forward to stronger cooperation in more areas of development between the Philippines and France as the two nations commemorate 70 years of diplomatic relations.
Legarda, Chair of the Senate Committees on Foreign Relations, Finance and Climate Change, made the statement as she joins the official parliamentary visit to France of the Philippine Senate delegation led by Senate President Aquilino Pimentel III.
Read MoreI join Muslims all over the world in celebrating the Eidul Fitr with fervent prayers that the conflict in Marawi would end soon. Let us show solidarity with our Muslim brothers and sisters by striving to build peaceful communities where differences are respected.
Read MoreSenator Loren Legarda commended the University of the Philippines (UP) for taking a step further in contributing to enhancing the nation’s resilience by creating the UP Resilience Institute (UP-RI).
Legarda, Chair of the Senate Committees on Finance, Foreign Relations and Climate Change, said that this initiative will significantly reduce the impacts of natural hazards by strengthening the country’s disaster resilience through advanced and collaborative disaster management programs.
Read MoreStressing the huge potential of the Philippine bamboo industry in socio-economic development and environmental protection, Senator Loren Legarda said the country’s bamboo sector requires technical and fiscal support from the government to make it more competitive in both local and international markets.
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