Speech: Resilience in the Age of Global Insecurity

Speech of Senator Loren Legarda
“Resilience in the Age of Global Insecurity”
Launch of “The AFP in the Humanitarian Space: Building Resilience, Fostering Resilient Communities” Book
16 August 2018 | Manila Hotel
Since the enactment of the Climate Change Act of 2009 and the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management (NDRRM) Act of 2010, which I both authored, the Philippines has made significant gains in terms of mainstreaming climate change adaptation and mitigation (CCAM) and disaster risk reduction and management (DRRM) into […]

Keynote Address: Book Launch of Panay-Guimaras Traditional Knowledge Systems for Cultural Resiliency and Sustainable Development (TKS-CRSD)

 Keynote Address of Senator Loren Legarda
Book Launch of Panay-Guimaras Traditional Knowledge Systems for Cultural Resiliency and Sustainable Development (TKS-CRSD)
August 9, 2018 | UP Visayas, Iloilo City
It is my distinct honor and pleasure to speak before all of you as we launch today the book, From the Seas to the Mountain — Panay-Guimaras Traditional Knowledge Systems, a product of extensive research and collaborative efforts to document and promote the various traditional knowledge systems in Western Visayas.
As your Chair of the Senate Committee on […]

Speech: Opening of “Ties of History: Art in Southeast Asia”

Speech of Senator Loren Legarda
Opening of “Ties of History: Art in Southeast Asia”
8 August 2018 | Metropolitan Museum of Manila
Please find below message of Senator Loren Legarda for the opening of the “Ties of History: Art in Southeast Asia” exhibition on August 8, 2018 at the Metropolitan Museum of Manila (MET Museum).
The message was read by Ms. Tina Colayco, President of MET Museum.

Fifty years ago, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) was formed to foster stronger regional cooperation and deeper understanding among its […]

37th Annual Convention and Scientific Session Filipino-Chinese Dental Foundation, Inc.

Keynote Address of Senator Loren Legarda
37th Annual Convention and Scientific Session
Filipino-Chinese Dental Foundation, Inc.
July 29, 2018 | Century Park Hotel, Manila
 
I wish to extend my sincerest appreciation to the Filipino-Chinese Dental Foundation, Inc. (FCDFI) for this honor and opportunity to address you all tonight. My congratulations as well for hosting this 37th Annual Convention and Scientific Session.
 
Allow me to start by recalling the events in 2011 when Lingkod Loren, a program I spearheaded to provide social service […]

Speech: Sandugo Festival, Legacy @ 30

Kuradang and Sandugo Street Dancing
Sandugo Festival, Legacy @ 30
July 28, 2018 | Tagbilaran, Bohol
 
Isang mapagpalang hapon po sa inyong lahat!
 
Sa pagsisimula ko sa aking mensahe, nais ko na balikan natin ang ating kasaysayan.
 
History echoes in every church, monuments, and streets of Bohol. Ang Sandugo nina Datu Sikatuna at Miguel Lopez de Legazpi, at ang pinakamahabang pag-aaklas na pinangunahan ni Francisco Dagohoy ay dalawa sa pinakamahalagang pangyayari sa ating kasaysayan na naganap dito sa Bohol.[1] These two significant historical […]