July 18, 2017
Keynote Speech of Senator Loren Legarda
Multi-Stakeholder Consultation for the Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC) Sectoral Targets
18 July 2017 | Senate of the Philippines, Pasay City
Let me begin my speech with this question: Do our children and grandchildren deserve the Earth we are leaving behind for them?
I have asked this several times in the past, but I ask it again today because all our efforts to limit global warming to 1.5°C would ultimately affect our children and our children’s children.
The 2015 Paris […]
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July 14, 2017
Acceptance Message of Senator Loren Legarda
Conferment of “Cavaliere” in the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic
13 July 2017 | Residence of the Italian Ambassador to the PHL
Your Excellency, Massimo Roscigno,
Distinguished guests,
Ladies and gentlemen,
It is with much gratitude and great honor that I accept the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic.
A few years ago, I only dreamt of bringing the Philippines back to the oldest and most prestigious global art platform, the Venice Biennale.
I believe that art is an […]
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July 8, 2017
Keynote Speech of Senator Loren Legarda
Agos Summit on Disaster Preparedness:
Preparing Vulnerable Communities for Climate Change and Disaster Resiliency
8 July 2017 | SM Aura, Taguig City
(Standard Greetings)
Future communities in the Philippines will vastly differ from the ones we live in today. As we witness the 21st century unfold, our nation faces a new set of technological, socioeconomic and global challenges that are more complex than any of us have ever experienced in our shared history. […]
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July 6, 2017
Speech of Senator Loren Legarda
50th PASUC General Assembly
“Financing Public Higher Education Institutions”
6 July 2017 | Century Park Hotel, Manila
It is the vision of every nation to provide universal access to education for its people. The global Sustainable Development Goal number 4 seeks to ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all by the year 2030.
SDG 4 is more focused on ensuring that all girls and boys complete free, equitable and […]
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June 21, 2017
Keynote Speech of Senator Loren Legarda
Launching of the UP Resilience Institute
20 June 2017 | Bahay ng Alumni, Diliman, Quezon City
Throughout history, the complexity of development problems has been widely examined for insights into better approaches and solutions. Yet, the problems have persisted and the tasks for well-intentioned development leaders have become even more daunting.
Our world is wrought with danger. Climate change has intensified natural hazards, and disaster risks have been compounded by other human-induced factors such […]
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