Sponsorship Speech on Senate Bill No. 2712, Committee Report No. 117

SENATOR LOREN LEGARDA
Sponsorship Speech
Senate Bill No. 2712, Committee Report No. 117
18 March 2015
Mr. President,
 
I have the honor to seek approval of Senate Bill No. 2712 under Committee Report No. 117 or the Expanded National Integrated Protected Areas Act of 2015.
 
The Philippines is considered as one of the world’s megadiverse countries, a group of nations hosting two-thirds of the earth’s biodiversity and about 70-80% of the world’s plant and animal species. It also ranks fifth […]

Privilege Speech on Report on the Third UN World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction

SENATOR LOREN LEGARDA
Privilege Speech
Report on the Third UN World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction
18 March 2015 | Senate Session Hall
 
Mr. President,
I have the honor to report to this chamber key issues discussed at the Third UN World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction, which concludes today in Sendai, Japan.
 
This is a once a decade conference where nations chart a new course towards resilience, adopting a new framework intended to guide nations towards addressing disaster risks to effectively reduce vulnerability to natural hazards.
 
Ten […]

TV Panel Debate: Can We Expect The Private Sector To Protect Our Communities From The Impacts Of Disasters?

Third UN World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction
Opening Statement of Senator Loren Legarda
TV Panel Debate: Can We Expect The Private Sector To Protect Our Communities From The Impacts Of Disasters?
15 March 2015 | Sendai, Japan
 
 
Globally, economic losses due to disasters are taking a toll on development. These losses will continue to escalate unless disaster risk reduction and management becomes integral to national development plans and business investment strategies.
 
In its Global Assessment Report (GAR) on Disaster Risk Reduction 2015, the United […]

Philippine Statement on the Opening Plenary of the 3rd World Conference on DRR

3rd UN World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction
Sendai, Japan, March 15, 2015
 PHILIPPINE STATEMENT
(Delivered by Senator Loren Legarda on behalf of President Benigno Aquino III)

Excellencies, Distinguished Guests, Ladies and Gentlemen, Good afternoon.
 
We, the Philippine delegation, would like to extend our gratitude to the people and Government of Japan and the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction and its partners for organizing this Conference. We also come to express our solidarity with the nation of Japan, as we honor the memory […]

Mobilizing Women’s Leadership in Disaster Risk Reduction

Third UN World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction
Opening Remarks of Senator Loren Legarda
High Level Multi-Stakeholder Partnership Dialogue
Mobilizing Women’s Leadership in Disaster Risk Reduction
14 March 2015 | Sendai, Japan
 
His Excellency Prime Minister Shinzo Abe,
Minister Sanae Takaichi,
Distinguished panelists,
Ladies and gentlemen,
Good afternoon.
 
Ten years ago, the Hyogo Framework for Action was adopted by 168 countries at the World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction in Kobe, Hyogo, Japan, effectively putting a spotlight on the need to shift our approach from disaster relief and response to […]