Google Crisis Response Summit

April 30, 2014

Senator Loren Legarda’s Keynote Speech
Google Crisis Response Summit
30 April 2014 –SMX Convention Center
 
It is with great pleasure that I take part in this event, the Google Crisis Response Summit, where we see convergence among various sectors of society to use technology and innovation in finding solutions to the growing social, economic and development challenges caused by disasters arising from natural hazards made stronger by climate change.
 
Here in our country, disaster risks abound. The Philippines, being an archipelagic state located in the […]

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“Building Green: An LGU Imperative”

April 23, 2014

Senator Loren Legarda’s Speech
Forum on Green Building Initiative
“Building Green: An LGU Imperative”
23 April 2014 – Dusit Thani Hotel, Makati
 
The 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. They dramatically alter the way we live in our communities, and at stake […]

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Opening Remarks of Senator Loren Legarda Launch of Philippine Marine Biodiversity Video Documentary

April 22, 2014

Opening Remarks of Senator Loren Legarda
Launch of Philippine Marine Biodiversity
Video Documentary
22  April 2014 – Museum of the Filipino People, Manila
Today we launch a video documentary on Philippine marine biodiversity as we celebrate Earth Day—a most opportune time to highlight the need to protect our natural resources including those within our seas.
Our country is blessed with rich biodiversity. But the way we have lived in the past decades and our failure to protect our natural resources have caused more stress […]

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