Loren Legarda, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Loren Legarda

Filipino politician and political activist

Date of Birth: 28-Jan-1960

Place of Birth: Malabon, Luzon, Philippines

Profession: reporter, politician, journalist, environmentalist, model, presenter, activist

Nationality: Philippines

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius


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About Loren Legarda

  • Lorna Regina Bautista Legarda (born January 28, 1960) is a Filipino politician, environmentalist, cultural worker, and former journalist who is currently serving as the representative of Antique and as a Deputy House Speaker.
  • She previously served as a senator twice: from 1998 to 2004 and from 2007 to 2019.
  • She is notable for being the only female to top two senatorial elections: 1998 and 2007.
  • She also unsuccessfully ran for vice president twice: In 2004 as the running mate of Fernando Poe Jr., and again in 2010 as the running mate of Manny Villar. Legarda was a 2001 UNEP Laureate as declared by the United Nations Environment Programme, and a 2008 Regional Champion for Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Change Adaption for Asia and the Pacific as declared by the United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction.
  • She was declared by the United Nations as a UN Global Champion for Resilience in 2015.
  • She chaired the Climate Vulnerable Forum, which encompasses 20 climate vulnerable countries.
  • She initiated a number of culture, human rights, education, and environment-related laws in the Philippines, such as the Climate Change Law and Anti-Domestic Violence Act.
  • She has been named as honorary princess and member by numerous indigenous people communities in the Philippines due to her support for indigenous people's rights since the 1970s.
  • She has been the key delegate of the Philippines to UNESCO multiple times.
  • She was the 2016 recipient of the prestigious Dangal ng Haraya Patron of Arts and Culture.
  • She was honored as a Chevalier in France and Cavaliere in Italy.
  • She was named by the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change as a National Adaptation Plan (NAP) Champion in 2017.
  • In 2018, Legarda became a Commissioner of the newly-formed international organization, Global Commission on Adaptation (GCA).

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