About the Speaker About the Speaker

Hon. Maria Antonia Yulo Loyzaga is the current Secretary of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources. Prior to her appointment, she was the President of the National Resilience Council (NRC). She is also a member of the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR)'s Asia Pacific Science Technology Advisory Group (APSTAG) and a Director of the UNDRR's Alliance for Disaster Resilient Societies (ARISE) Philippines initiative. She was recognized by the Armed Forces of the Philippines for her contributions to the Philippine military’s emergency disaster response operations during Supertyphoon Haiyan.