January 21, 2014
SENATOR LOREN LEGARDA
Opening Statement
High Level Forum on Strengthening Disaster Risk Insurance in the Philippines
21 January 2014, Senate of the Philippines
“We’re roofless but not hopeless.” This is was a rallying slogan written on a tattered cloth put up by typhoon survivors in Tacloban.
This is not going to be the last post-disaster banner we will see. I wish I can say otherwise, but I cannot.
Filipinos are known to be a resilient lot. Unfortunately, the same cannot be said of […]
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December 18, 2013
SENATOR LOREN LEGARDA
Privilege Speech on Rice, Biodiversity and Climate Change
December 18, 2013 – Senate Session Hall
Filipinos are rice-loving citizens. Rice is our staple food and we find it harder to resist eating rice than any other kind of food. In fact, many Filipinos can live with almost any dish as long as they pair it with rice.
The sad fact however, is that o`ur rice production is greatly affected by the warming climate. If we want to continue enjoying eating rice […]
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November 27, 2013
Acceptance Remarks of Senator Loren Legarda
Award Ceremony
Winner in Southeast Asia in Closing the Gender Gap
Women in Parliaments – Global Forum
27 November 2013, Brussels, Belgium
Excellencies,
Distinguished delegates,
On behalf of President Benigno Aquino and the Filipino people, I accept this award with sincere thanks and appreciation for
this important recognition.
The award could not have come at a more opportune time for my country as we strive to rise from the massive […]
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November 22, 2013
SENATOR LOREN LEGARDA
Message for the Top Leaders’ Forum
Increasing Private Sector Resilience Through Risk Informed Business Practices and Investment
22 November 2013 – SMX Convention Center
Foremost, I wish to extend my thanks to those who organized this forum as it offers a golden opportunity to air an appeal for business to promote disaster resilience in their operations and in the communities where they operate.
My key message is this: We do not build resilience through relief efforts. Instead, we have to lessen the […]
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November 21, 2013
It is difficult to describe the challenges our nation faces today. Immense challenges would be an understatement.
This year, we have already experienced 25 typhoons, the strongest of which, Typhoon Yolanda, mercilessly pounded the Philippines so close to the heels of the powerful 7.2 magnitude earthquake that rocked Central Visayas.
Much has been said about the resilience of the Filipino people to immediately rise up disaster after every disaster. However, the threat of natural hazards and extreme weather events to the survival […]
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