January 22, 2015
Senator Loren Legarda today said she looks forward to French President Francois Hollande’s forthcoming visit to the Philippines, which is expected to tackle Philippine-French cooperation on climate action.
Legarda made the statement following her meeting with the Special Envoy of the French President for the Protection of the Planet, Mr. Nicolas Hulot, who said that President Hollande is very keen on working with the Philippine Government to ensure that the COP 21 or the 2015 United Nations Climate Change Conference in […]
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January 22, 2015
Senator Loren Legarda today said that the Senate has adopted on Wednesday (January 21) Senate Resolution No. 1044, which affirms the Senate’s support to the review of the United Nations’ peacekeeping operations and special political missions.
Legarda, who filed the Resolution, said that a review of the UN’s peacekeeping operations is needed in light of new challenges and changes in the geopolitical landscape and risks faced by UN international missions.
“In August last year, our Filipino peacekeepers who were conducting their mission […]
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January 22, 2015
The Senate has adopted Senate Resolution No. 1044 affirming its support to the review of the United Nations (UN’s) peacekeeping operations and special political missions.
Sen. Loren Legarda, author of the resolution, said a review is needed in light of new challenges and changes in the geopolitical landscape and risks faced by UN international missions.
Legarda cited an experience of Filipino peacekeepers who were conducting in August last year their mission at Golan Heights in Syria.
The Filipino peacekeepers were forced to defend […]
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January 21, 2015
Senator Loren Legarda will meet with Mr. Nicolas Hulot, Special Envoy of the French President for the Protection of the Planet, on January 22, 2015 to discuss climate-related issues, including Philippine-French coordination in preparation for the COP 21 or the 2015 United Nations Climate Change Conference in Paris, France.
“This year’s UN Climate Change Conference in Paris is very crucial as nations are set to adopt a binding and universal climate agreement that will take effect in 2020. As the host […]
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January 20, 2015
MANILA, Philippines—Weavers from Laos (Lao People’s Democratic Republic) visited the country recently to showcase the various techniques involved in producing the intricately designed handmade textiles which made their nation famous in Southeast Asia.
Artist-weavers Keomoungkhoun Chansamone and Nanthavongdouangsy Kongthong were invited by the National Museum to show Filipinos how they made handmade fabrics known across the region for its outstanding and intricate designs. They gave the lecture on January 8.
Kongthong, an Asean Living Human Treasure awardee and Unesco Awardee on Traditional […]
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