Opening Statement: Committee on Foreign Relations

August 2, 2017

Opening Statement of Senator Loren Legarda
Committee on Foreign Relations
2 August 2017 | Committee Rooms 2 & 3
Good afternoon. My sincere appreciation for your presence and participation in this hearing of the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Today, we will be deliberating the following Conventions and Agreements, namely, the Agreement between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the Republic of the Philippines to Improve International Tax Compliance and to Implement the Foreign Account […]

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Welcome Remarks: Multi-stakeholder Consultative Forum on Green

August 1, 2017

Welcome Remarks of Senator Loren Legarda
Multi-stakeholder Consultative Forum on Green Finance
1 August 2017 | Senate of the Philippines
Our vulnerability to climate change impacts has always been highlighted in various reports and statistics. The Philippines is always included in the yearly rankings of countries most at risk to climate change.
We have laws, policies and programs that aim to address climate change impacts, but we know these are not enough. In fact, our vulnerability has been our negotiating […]

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Co-Sponsorship Speech: Committee Report No. 141, Senate Bill No. 1531 Energy Efficiency and Conservation Bill

August 1, 2017

Co-Sponsorship Speech of Senator Loren Legarda*
Committee Report No. 141, Senate Bill No. 1531
Energy Efficiency and Conservation Bill
*Senator Legarda is the principal author of the proposed measure
Mr. President,
It is with great pleasure that I register my full and unequivocal support for the passage of Senate Bill No. 1531, which seeks to institutionalize energy efficiency and conservation by providing incentives and by encouraging government agencies and local government units to ensure the efficient use of energy in their […]

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Speech: Inauguration of the ASEAN Centre for Biodiversity New Headquarters

July 29, 2017

Speech of Senator Loren Legarda
Inauguration of the ASEAN Centre for Biodiversity New Headquarters
29 July 2017 | University of the Philippines – Los BaƱos, Laguna
(Standard Greetings)
Foremost, I congratulate the ASEAN Centre for Biodiversity (ACB) for the launch of your new headquarters in time for the 50th anniversary of the establishment of the ASEAN. I also wish to express, once again, my support to the mission of ACB to champion biodiversity conservation in the region.
ASEAN is one of […]

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TienDA Farmers and Fisherfolks Outlet Launch

July 28, 2017

Speech of Senator Loren Legarda
TienDA Farmers and Fisherfolks Outlet Launch
28 July 2017 | Bureau of Plant Industry Compound, Manila
Foremost, allow me to congratulate the Department of Agriculture (DA) for this laudable initiative of bringing the farmers and fisherfolks closer to the consumers and, vice versa, for giving the consumers the chance to buy directly from our farmers and fisherfolks. As a consumer myself, there is nothing better than purchasing directly from those who produced the food we eat.
While I do […]

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