July 26, 2015
Senator Loren Legarda today said that among the issues she hopes President Benigno Aquino III will mention in his last State of the Nation Address (SONA) is the country’s commitment to combat climate change.
“President Aquino’s last year in the presidency is crucial as it will define the benchmark for his predecessor. Climate change is a defining political issue because it means livelihood, jobs, homes, and our very survival. Our vulnerability to climate and disaster risks should make us even more […]
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July 25, 2015
“I urge everyone to participate and take the metro-wide earthquake drill seriously. Earthquakes can occur without warning, there is no way to predict what will happen when it does, but there is a way to be able to survive strong temblors and minimize casualties and damages,” said Senator Loren Legarda.
Legarda made the statement in line with the one-hour metro-wide earthquake drill set on July 30, with an estimated five to six million people from various sectors expected to participate. The […]
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July 23, 2015
The third installment of the 2015 Weaving Demonstrations of the National Museum in partnership with Senator Loren Legarda will be held this weekend—July 25-26, 2015.
Senator Legarda invites everyone to view and observe buri mat weavers from Banton, Romblon featuring weavers Marilyn Delgado, Ilyn Fabonan and Fanny Forfieda. They will be joined by Deogracias Faminiano, Jr., President of Asi Studies for Culture and the Arts in Romblon, and Decoroso Fadri who will give informal lectures.
“These weaving demonstrations allow us to look […]
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July 23, 2015
Paris – UNISDR’s Champion for Disaster Risk Reduction in Asia, Senator Loren Legarda, declared the willingness of the Philippines to lead the fight to combat climate change during this week’s Summit of the Consciences for the Climate in Paris, France.
Mankind’s relationship with nature was the focus of the Climate Summit of Conscience in Paris, hosted by French President Francois Hollande. With the UN climate conference just months away, faith leaders, Nobel laureates, economists and artists from around the world […]
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July 23, 2015
“Until we have taken it upon ourselves that the key to climate change adaptation and mitigation lies in each and every individual’s effort to be part of the solution, then the greatest challenge we will have to fight to combat the warming climate and its effects is our own indifference,” said Sen. Loren Legarda, at the Summit of the Consciences for the Climate held the other day. Legarda was the only Filipino among the more than 40 religious, […]
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