August 5, 2016
Keynote Speech
Senator Loren Legarda
The Green Scene: An Environment Action Forum
San Beda College Mendiola | 5 August 2016
(Standard Greetings)
“The day would not be too far when all else would be lost not only for the present generation, but also for those to come—generations which stand to inherit nothing but parched earth incapable of sustaining life.”
I have just quoted the Philippine Supreme Court in its landmark decision 23 years ago that upheld the concept of […]
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July 20, 2016
Speech of Senator Loren Legarda
Conversations Among Thought Leaders:
Building Resilience in Turbulent Times
20 July 2016 | Discovery Primea, Makati City
We may be vulnerable, but we are not incapable.
Climate change is undeniably in our midst, increasing the risks of disaster in vulnerable cities and communities—and the Philippines is one of the countries that greatly bear the brunt of the climate crisis.
Despite this, we have shown the world that there is strength in vulnerability.
At the COP 21 […]
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June 23, 2016
Message of Senator Loren Legarda
Launching of NBI Forensics Digest
23 June 2016 | NBI Office, Taft, Manila
Foremost, I congratulate the NBI Forensic Investigation Service for publishing this journal of notable cases that were solved through the use of forensic investigation.
This is an important development in your unit’s information and education campaign that will make ordinary people better understand the relevance of your work in effectively carrying out the NBI’s mandate.
I wish to take this opportunity to salute […]
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June 21, 2016
Speech of Senator Loren Legarda
2nd National Integrated Waste Management Exhibition
21 June 2016 | SM Megamall, Mandaluyong City
We are living in a world with finite resources and yet generations have lived over the centuries like there is no tomorrow.
Our natural environment has been compromised. Our biological diversity has been significantly reduced and the general health of our environment is conceded to the greed of some. Our ecosystems have been altered more rapidly in the name of development; but the […]
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June 16, 2016
Message of Senator Loren Legarda
Launching of Energy Policy Review
16 June 2016 | Kalayaan Hall, Malacañang Palace
Last April 22, the Philippines signed the Paris Agreement, a commitment for a better future for our children and grandchildren.
Today, even as we have yet to ratify the Agreement, we are taking an important step towards keeping our commitment to mitigate climate change by doing a review on our energy policies. We are obliged to do so.
We must take urgent climate action because […]
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