October 21, 2024
Honored guests, esteemed colleagues, partners from the global literary community,
Today is a momentous occasion for the entire Philippines. We are humbled to accept, on behalf of our country, the prestigious role of becoming the next Guest of Honour at the Frankfurt Book Fair in 2025.
First, allow me to congratulate Italy. Your theme, “Roots in the future,” captured the essence of your nation’s rich cultural heritage while connecting it to contemporary global narratives. The stories you presented remind us […]
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October 17, 2024
Embarking on a journey that is truly worthwhile has never been an easy endeavor. We knew this as soon as we began taking our steps towards becoming the Guest of Honour at the Frankfurt Book Fair. For 15 years, the Philippines had been absent from this prestigious event, missing from the international stage of the publishing industry. When we made our return in 2015, it sparked a bold question in my mind: Why not the Philippines? Why shouldn’t our rich […]
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October 16, 2024
2024 Asia Pacific Ministerial Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction
PICC, Pasay City
16 October 2024
Excellencies, distinguished delegates, and partners,
Good morning. It is an honor to address this session on ensuring that no one is left behind in disaster risk reduction, a goal central to the Sendai Framework. In the Asia-Pacific region, disasters disproportionately affect women, girls, persons with disabilities, and marginalized communities. Women, who make up 70% of the world’s poor, are often the hardest hit. Persons with disabilities are […]
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September 25, 2024
Co Sponsorship Speech of Senator Loren Legarda
Senate Bill No. 2838 under Committee Report No. 332
Magna Carta of Barangay Health Workers
Mr. President, my esteemed colleagues,
Today, I rise in full support of the Magna Carta of Barangay Health Workers – a bill that seeks to institutionalize the rights, welfare, and status of our Barangay Health Workers (BHWs) into law.
BHWs have long been the unsung heroes of our public health system. They are at the forefront of primary healthcare delivery in our barangays, […]
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September 25, 2024
Co-sponsorship Speech of Senator Loren Legarda
Senate Resolution No. 1185 taking into consideration P.S. Resolution No. 1194
Thank you, Mr. President.
It is an honor and privilege to co-sponsor the resolution congratulating and commending the Jesus is Lord Church Worldwide on the occasion of its 46th Founding Anniversary.
From its humble beginnings in 1978, with 15 bible study members at the Polytechnic University of the Philippines then known as Philippine College of Commerce, Jesus Is Lord Church has grown to over 5 million members […]
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