Welcome Remarks: The Necessary Alternatives: Balancing Energy, Health and the Climate Challenge

November 11, 2015

I welcome you today to this gathering of pioneers, a generation of passionate individuals that could make the future of the world livable. We are here to talk about how climate change, our health and clean energy are interconnected.

One way to perceive how the climate works and affects the world is to allude to it like the engineering of the human body — complex and interconnected.

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Speech: 2nd M.A.P. Climate Change Summit

November 10, 2015

Speech of Senator Loren Legarda
2nd M.A.P. Climate Change Summit
“Ocean Security and Marine Biodiversity:
Challenges and Opportunities”
Session 1 – Policy, Planning & Legal Issues, Initiatives & Recommendations
10 November 2015 | Dusit Thani, Makati
 

I show you this map of sea surface temperatures from the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration of the US (NOAA). The red part of the oceans is the hottest parts of the sea surface. Note what country lies in the […]

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Speech: Top Leaders Forum 2015: AR!SE Philippines Launch

November 10, 2015

Speech of Senator Loren Legarda
Top Leaders Forum 2015: AR!SE Philippines Launch
10 November 2015 | SMX Convention Center
 
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 Nations said that economic losses from disasters are now reaching an average of US$250 […]

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Keynote Speech: Sherpa Senior Officers Meeting of the Climate Vulnerable Forum

November 9, 2015

Keynote Speech of Senator Loren Legarda
Sherpa Senior Officers Meeting of the
Climate Vulnerable Forum
9 November 2015 | Diamond Hotel, Manila
 
It is with great pleasure that I welcome you to the Philippines for the third global meeting of the Climate Vulnerable Forum.
 
I believe we are here today not to discuss the theoretical merits of doing something versus doing nothing about the climate crisis. The signs are all around us.  The numbers speak for themselves. It is […]

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Sponsorship Speech Senate Bill No. 2983, Committee Report No. 284

November 4, 2015

SENATOR LOREN LEGARDA
Sponsorship Speech
Senate Bill No. 2983, Committee Report No. 284
4 November 2015 | Senate Session Hall
 
Mr. President, my distinguished colleagues,
 
I have the honor to seek approval of Senate Bill No. 2983 under Committee Report No. 284 or the Forest Lands Limits Act of 2015.
 
Congress has the duty to pass legislation as part of its duty under Article XII, Section 4 of the Constitution, which states that “Congress shall, as soon as possible, determine, by law, […]

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