Statement: Opening Ceremony, Launch of the Global Commission on Adaptation (GCA)

Statement of Senator Loren Legarda
Opening Ceremony, Launch of the Global Commission on Adaptation (GCA)
12:30 PM – 2:00 PM | October 16, 2018
Main Hall, The Ridderzaal, The Hague, Netherlands
 
Esteemed colleagues in the Global Commission on Adaptation,
 
I wish to express my profound gratitude for this representation.
 
Joining you further challenges me, beyond my work in the Philippine legislature and for the UNISDR and the UNFCCC, to advocate for a shared and better understanding of the gravity of the climate crisis, […]

Message: Philippine Reception – Frankfurt Book Fair 2018

Message of Senator Loren Legarda*
Philippine Reception – Frankfurt Book Fair 2018
11 October 2018 | Philippine Pavilion, FBF 2018
*Message was delivered by Consul General Evelyn Garcia, Philippine Consulate General in Frankfurt

How do we nurture passion for reading?

In the world’s largest international trade fair for the book publishing industry, we are surrounded by tons of books that we could not read in our lifetime, yet it excites us to see what titles could be a good read.

Reading enriches the mind, as well […]

Privilege Speech: On Illegal Wildlife Trade

Mr. President, distinguished colleagues,
I wish to call the attention of this Chamber, and the public, to the prevailing illegal wildlife trade, an issue that is both a national and international concern for the Philippines.
Since our membership to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) in 1981, certain entities in our country have continued to partake in the wildlife crime. Nevertheless, we strived to uphold the goals of the Convention, which aims to protect […]

Co-Sponsorship Speech on SB No. 1917, Amending R. A. No. 10084, Granting Survivorship Benefits to Deceased Retired Officers of Constitutionally-Created Offices

Senator Loren Legarda
Co-Sponsorship Speech on SB No. 1917,
Amending R. A. No. 10084,
Granting Survivorship Benefits to Deceased Retired Officers of Constitutionally-Created Offices
1 October 2018 | Senate Session Hall
Mr. President,
It is with great pleasure that I register my full and unequivocal support for the passage of Senate Bill No. 1917, which seeks to grant rights of survivorship benefits not only to the surviving legitimate spouse of a deceased retired member of the Commission on Audit (COA), Civil Service […]

Speech: Launch of DBM’s “Green, Green, Green” Program

Message of Senator Loren Legarda
Launch of DBM’s “Green, Green, Green” Program
1 October 2018 | National Museum of Natural History
How do we make our cities more liveable for our people?
The Global Liveability Index by The Economist Intelligence Unit rates the world’s cities’ liveability based on stability, climate and environment, and availability and quality of healthcare services, education, and infrastructure.
Further, it observed that several cities in the top tier of the index, such as those in Australia and Canada, have […]