November 25, 2018
Message of Senator Loren Legarda*
Philippine Pavilion Finissage
November 25, 2018 | Fava Church, Venice, Italy
*Delivered by Ambassador Domingo Nolasco, Philippine Embassy in Italy
Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen.
First, let me say that I regret missing the finissage today. But I am happy and proud that our fourth consecutive national participation at the Venice Biennale since 2015 is a success.
When I initiated our return to the Venice Biennale after 51 years of absence, I envisioned it to be permanent. A Philippine […]
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November 8, 2018
Speech of Senator Loren Legarda*
Hibla ng Lahing Filipino Travelling Exhibition
7 November 2018 | Frankfurt, Germany
*Delivered by Dr. Ana Labrador, Assistant Director of the National Museum of the Philippines
Traditional textiles are ties that bind. It links the past to the present and brings together cultures, which, no matter how diverse, has a commonality.
It is in this premise that the Hibla ng Lahing Filipino textile gallery was born in 2012 in two small rooms of the National Museum of the Philippines.
Today, I […]
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November 7, 2018
Speech of Senator Loren Legarda*
Visayas Cooperative Conference on Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation
November 6, 2018 | Leyte Academic Center
*Delivered by Climate Change Secretary Emmanuel M. De Guzman
Good morning, and my sincerest appreciation and congratulations to the Philippine Haiyan Advocacy Cooperative for organizing this Visayas Cooperative Conference on Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation, in partnership with the Climate Change Commission (CCC) and the Cooperative Development Authority (CDA).
I also thank all those who are here today—our mayors and government officials, […]
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November 7, 2018
Keynote Speech of Senator Loren Legarda*
The Climate Reality Leadership Awards 2018
5 November 2018 | National Museum of Natural History
*Delivered by Commissioner Rachel Herrera, Climate Change Commission
Congratulations to all the climate leaders and organizations recognized tonight and thank you to The Climate Reality Project Philippines for continuously inspiring and motivating more individuals to take urgent climate action.
But allow me please to be quick in congratulating our awardees tonight because there is an agenda more urgent—we are in a race […]
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November 6, 2018
Keynote Speech of Senator Loren Legarda
Awarding Ceremony for the 2018 Seal of Good Local Governance
6 November 2018 | Tent City, Manila Hotel
What is good governance?
The World Bank defines it as “the manner in which power is exercised in the management of a country’s economic and social resources for development.”[1]
I would like to believe that all of us elected leaders of this great nation strive to govern well and lead our people towards progress. Not all, however, succeed. Some […]
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