July 14, 2021
My sincere greetings of solidarity with everyone ensuring that environmental enforcement in the Philippines reaches not just the minimum requirements of being fair, swift and certain, but also topnotch.
The many pillars of the criminal justice system in the country are faced with so many difficulties and are often hobbled with problems that make them unfair, slow and, for many environmental crimes, people expect to get away with their actions, based on the mindset that there really is not enough enforcement […]
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July 12, 2021
My warmest greetings to our colleagues from ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute, and everyone else joining this session to shed light on the enormity of the climate emergency at the global level and in the Philippines, and to show the urgent need for ambitious and decisive action across all sectors.
I am looking forward particularly to the question-and-answer session later, and I am honored and excited to share insights and lessons from my own experiences in the Philippines, where I have […]
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June 14, 2021
It is a great honor to be part of this book project that has yielded two books on Ifugao Culture – the Ifugao Indigenous Knowledge Systems and Practices and the INABOL: Traditional and Contemporary Ifugao Textiles. I also note that we are holding the booklaunch just in time for celebration of Gotad Ifugao this year.
Ifugao is a very special place for me because of the rich cultural heritage and abundant natural resources that this province is fortunately blessed with.
Today is […]
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June 5, 2021
“Science for the People: Awakening Minds about Climate Change through Science, Technology and Innovation”
5 June 2021
Good day, and my appreciation and congratulations to the University of Makati – Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Society for organizing this project, and for giving me the chance to speak virtually to you today on this important topic.
THE GLOBAL CLIMATE OUTLOOK
The pandemic exposed the sobering reality that the world is not as advanced and as resilient as we thought it to be. […]
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May 31, 2021
To our Manlilikha ng Bayan, partners, cultural communities, and indigenous groups, colleagues, ladies and gentlemen, good afternoon!
As we conclude the celebration of the National Heritage Month, the National Museum of the Philippines, together with the National Commission for Culture and the Arts, and my Office, continues to honor the sixteen recipients of Gawad sa Manlilikha ng Bayan from 1993 to 2016, through the upgraded Manlilikha ng Bayan or National Living Treasure Hall at the National Museum of Anthropology.
A Manlilikha […]
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