April 12, 2021
House Speaker Lord Allan Velasco;
Deputy Speaker Deogracias Victor “DV” Savellano;
Secretary Ramon Lopez of the Department of Trade and Industry;
Mr. Rene “Butch” Madarang, Executive Director of the Philippine Bamboo Industry Development Council;
Representatives of the different government agencies, local government units, and stakeholders participating in this NCR-South Luzon Virtual Bamboo Summit, good afternoon!
The bamboo has been enjoying a revival of sorts in recent years. I am thankful to those who have championed and who keep championing its many qualities and […]
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March 25, 2021
Privilege Speech of Deputy Speaker Loren Legarda
Women’s Month
25 March 2021
Mr. Speaker, distinguished colleagues,
As the observance of this year’s National Women’s Month draws to a close, I rise on a matter of personal and collective privilege to draw special attention to the country’s potential in leading the global effort to achieve gender equality and women economic empowerment.
The Philippines has been consistently in the top 10 out of 153 countries in the gender equality rankings since the World Economic Forum launched its […]
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March 8, 2021
Plenary Session on Policy and Climate Governance
7th Asia-Pacific Climate Change Adaptation Forum
“Enabling Resilience for All: The Critical Decade to Scale-up Action”
08 March 2021
Good day to all our colleagues in this plenary session on policy and climate governance for the 7th Asia-Pacific Climate Change Adaptation Forum.
The massive scale of the climate crisis has never been more evident than today. We meet today in recognition of a planet that is fast declining, as record highs of 2020 as the warmest year and […]
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March 6, 2021
Good morning, everyone.
We gather today early this March to celebrate Women’s Month, which is meant to honor the leadership and excellence of women in various fields, as well as recognize the struggles and challenges they continue to face at this day and age when gender inequality still pervades in our society.
I thank the Executive Master in National Security Administration (E-MNSA) Class of the National Defense College of the Philippines for organizing this very worthwhile event and for this […]
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February 23, 2021
Good day, everyone. Isang luntiang Pilipinas sa inyong lahat!
Thank you to the Department of Science and Technology (DOST), National Academy of Science and Technology (NAST), and the National Research Council of the Philippines (NRCP) for organizing this Future Earth Philippines Regional Workshop for Visayas and for this honor to be part of this important event.
My warmest appreciation to all of you here today—to our national agencies, local government units, state universities and colleges (SUCs), private higher education institutions (HEIs), […]
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