June 2, 2017
Message of Senator Loren Legarda
Aksyon Para Sa Ambisyon: Philippine Development Expo
“Malasakit: Promoting Philippine Culture and Values”
2 June 2017 | SMX Convention Center, Pasay City
Foremost, I wish to congratulate the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) for the launch of the Philippine Development Plan (PDP) 2017-2022, which features three major pillars—Pagbabago, Patuloy na Pag-Unlad, and Malasakit.
Malasakit is such a beautiful Filipino word. It could mean compassion, empathy or care. But these words do not fully […]
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May 29, 2017
Speech of Senator Loren Legarda
Conference on the Philippine Roadmap for the Paris Accord
29 May 2017 | Manila Hotel
Our vulnerability to climate change impacts has always been highlighted in various reports and statistics. It is nothing new when we see the Philippines in the yearly rankings of countries most at risk to climate change.
In fact, our vulnerability has been our negotiating factor in climate talks, as what happened when we, together with other members of the Climate […]
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May 24, 2017
Speech of Senator Loren Legarda
Commencement Exercises
Cavite State University-Carmona Campus
24 May 2017 | San Lorenzo Leisure Park, Carmona, Cavite
I am glad to be here in the culturally rich province of Cavite and honored to be invited to inspire our new graduates.
The Cavite State University is actually ingrained with American Thomasite-inspired education, established and headed by Charles John Anderson a Harvard Graduate who served as a supervising teacher for the Indang Intermediate School in 1904 before […]
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May 23, 2017
Senator Loren Legarda
Privilege Speech on 2017 Int’l Day for Biodiversity
23 May 2017 | Senate of the Philippines
Our biodiversity and the ecosystems that it helps function are essential to all forms of life on Earth.
The Philippines is very fortunate because not only is it one of the megadiverse countries, but it is also the center of the center of biodiversity, as proven in various expeditions where scientists and researchers have been able to discover new and endemic […]
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May 23, 2017
Speech of Senator Loren Legarda
First National Biodiversity Congress
23 May 2017 | Crowne Plaza Galleria Manila
Our biodiversity and the ecosystems that it helps function are essential to all forms of life on Earth.
The Philippines is very fortunate because not only is it one of the megadiverse countries, but it is also the center of the center of biodiversity, as proven in various expeditions where scientists and researchers have been able to discover new and endemic species in […]
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