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Opening Statement: Hearing of the Senate Committee on Finance
Opening Statement of Senator Loren Legarda
Hearing of the Senate Committee on Finance
Briefing by the Development Budget Coordination Committee (DBCC) on the 2018 National Expenditure Program (NEP)
16 August 2017 | Recto and Laurel Rooms, Senate
Keynote Speech: 3rd Integrated Ecological Waste Management Expo and Environment Summit
Keynote Speech of Senator Loren Legarda
3rd Integrated Ecological Waste Management Expo and Environment Summit
10 August 2017 | SM Aura Premier
Environmental issues have been a long-standing concern not only in the Philippines, but all over the world. Here in our country, we have numerous laws that deal with the environment, with some dating back to the 1970s. But 40 years hence, our environment seems to be in no better state.
Humans live like there is no tomorrow, like all resources are infinite, like […]
Opening Statement: Hearing of the Senate Committee on Finance
Opening Statement of Senator Loren Legarda
Hearing of the Senate Committee on Finance
7 August 2017 | Recto Room, Senate of the Philippines
Sponsorship Speech: Senate Concurrence to the Convention Concerning the Protection of the Right to Organise and Procedures for Determining Conditions of Employment in the Public Service (ILO Convention 151)
Sponsorship Speech of Senator Loren Legarda
Senate Concurrence to the
Convention Concerning the Protection of the Right to Organise and Procedures for Determining Conditions of Employment in the Public Service (ILO Convention 151)
2 August 2017 | Senate Session Hall
Mr. President, distinguished colleagues:
For a well-functioning and stable government, attainment of our desired sustainable development goals, and a just, peaceful, prosperous and thriving society, it is indispensable for our country to have a public service with strong and […]
Co-Sponsorship Speech: Committee Report No. 144, Senate Bill No. 1534 – An Act Amending RA 8439, also known as the Magna Carta for Scientists, Engineers, Researchers and other S&T Personnel
Co-Sponsorship Speech of Senator Loren Legarda
Committee Report No. 144, Senate Bill No. 1534
An Act Amending RA 8439, also known as the
Magna Carta for Scientists, Engineers, Researchers and other S&
Opening Statement: Committee on Foreign Relations
Opening Statement of Senator Loren Legarda
Committee on Foreign Relations
2 August 2017 | Committee Rooms 2 &
Welcome Remarks: Multi-stakeholder Consultative Forum on Green
Welcome Remarks of Senator Loren Legarda
Multi-stakeholder Consultative Forum on Green Finance
1 August 2017 | Senate of the Philippines
Our vulnerability to climate change impacts has always been highlighted in various reports and statistics. The Philippines is always included in the yearly rankings of countries most at risk to climate change.
We have laws, policies and programs that aim to address climate change impacts, but we know these are not enough. In fact, our vulnerability has been our negotiating […]
Co-Sponsorship Speech: Committee Report No. 141, Senate Bill No. 1531 Energy Efficiency and Conservation Bill
Co-Sponsorship Speech of Senator Loren Legarda*
Committee Report No. 141, Senate Bill No. 1531
Energy Efficiency and Conservation Bill
*Senator Legarda is the principal author of the proposed measure
Mr. President,
It is with great pleasure that I register my full and unequivocal support for the passage of Senate Bill No. 1531, which seeks to institutionalize energy efficiency and conservation by providing incentives and by encouraging government agencies and local government units to ensure the efficient use of energy in their […]
Speech: Inauguration of the ASEAN Centre for Biodiversity New Headquarters
Speech of Senator Loren Legarda
Inauguration of the ASEAN Centre for Biodiversity New Headquarters
29 July 2017 | University of the Philippines –
TienDA Farmers and Fisherfolks Outlet Launch
Speech of Senator Loren Legarda
TienDA Farmers and Fisherfolks Outlet Launch
28 July 2017 | Bureau of Plant Industry Compound, Manila
Foremost, allow me to congratulate the Department of Agriculture (DA) for this laudable initiative of bringing the farmers and fisherfolks closer to the consumers and, vice versa, for giving the consumers the chance to buy directly from our farmers and fisherfolks. As a consumer myself, there is nothing better than purchasing directly from those who produced the food we eat.
While I do […]