Message of Deputy Speaker Loren Legarda Ecosummit 2020 (December 12, 2020)

ECOSUMMIT 2020:
THE 1ST NATIONAL YOUTH ENVIRONMENTAL FORUM
On Climate Action and Accountability: The Journey towards
Environmental Justice
12 December 2020
Zoom Digital Meeting Platform

Good afternoon. 
To Fr. Joel Tabora, Ateneo de Davao University President; Ms. Theresa Salaver Eliab, Director of Office of the Student Affairs; Administrators of Ateneo de Davao; fellow House Representative Edgar Chatto; resource speakers and guests; Ms. Samantha Claire Cayona, Lead Convenor of Ecosummit 2020;  Technical Working Group of Ecosummit; Officers of the SAMAHAN Central Board; and to all our Ecosummit Delegates, […]

Message of Deputy Speaker Loren Legarda 87th Founding Anniversary of the National Research Council of the Philippines (December 10, 2020)

Message of Deputy Speaker Loren Legarda
87th Founding Anniversary
NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL OF THE PHILIPPINES
Department of Science and Technology
 
Theme: Affirming the Mandate of the NRCP in the New Normal
December 10, 2020 

DOST Secretary Fortunato T. de la Peña, DOST Undersecretary for Research & Development Rowena Cristina L. Guevara, and other DOST Undersecretaries, Assistant Secretaries, Heads of the DOST attached agencies, National Scientists, National Artists, Academicians, National Research Council of the Philippines President Dr. Gregorio E.H. Del Pilar, members of the NRCP governing board, […]

MESSAGE OF DEPUTY SPEAKER AND ANTIQUE LONE DISTRICT REPRESENTATIVE LOREN LEGARDA UNiTE-16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence November 27, 2020

A pleasant afternoon to all.
Two days ago, we joined the rest of the world in commemorating the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women. The Philippines has made great strides in enacting vital pieces of legislation to protect the rights and welfare of our women and children. Our efforts have resulted in the passage of the Anti-Violence Against Women and Children Act, Magna Carta of Women, Anti-Child Labor Law, the Anti-Trafficking in Persons Act and its expanded […]

Keynote Message of Deputy Speaker Loren Legarda | Climate Vulnerable Forum (CVF) Global Parliamentarians Meeting: “Parliamentarians of Climate Threatened Nations Championing Planetary Prosperity”

Excellencies,
Mr. BAN KI-MOON, Former United Nations Secretary-General;
Fellow CVF Ambassadors, MOHAMED NASHEED and SABER CHOWDHURY;
IPU Secretary-General MARTIN CHUNGONG;
Fellow Parliamentarians;
Partners,
Let me state this plainly. Hard-fought development gains and productivity will continue to be undermined, or worse, reversed, if our 1.5 global warming threshold is breached.
Just from October to this month, the Philippines was battered in succession by typhoons Ofel, Saudel, Molave, super typhoon Goni, tropical storm Atsani, Etau, and typhoon Vamco.
Typhoon Vamco alone has affected 4 million of our people. The damage […]

Privilege Speech of Deputy Speaker Loren Legarda On Typhoon Ulysses November 25, 2020

Mr. Speaker, distinguished colleagues in Congress:
I address this august chamber to speak on what I consider as the greatest humanitarian challenge of our lifetime, but one that has not been getting enough needed attention and action from all of us—the climate crisis.
Within the last month and just days apart from each other, three typhoons—Quinta, Rolly, and Ulysses—hit provinces in the Luzon and Visayas regions. Based on the latest reports by the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC), these […]