Legarda commends Batangas State University for winning World Championship at WRO Singapore 2025

Senator Loren Legarda, Chairperson of the Senate Committee on Higher, Technical, and Vocational Education, lauded Batangas State University for bringing pride to the Philippines after winning the World Championship at the World Robot Olympiad (WRO) Singapore 2025 International Finals held from November 26 to 28, 2025 at the Sands Expo and Convention Centre, Manila Bay Sands

BatStateU’s Team Scarlet-Verdant BSU clinched 1st Place in the highly competitive RoboSports – Double Tennis category, besting 56 international teams from across the globe. The […]

Legarda calls for action: ‘Drainage hanapin, drainage linisin’

With one month to go before the year ends, Senator Loren Legarda urged all barangays nationwide to launch a year-end “drainage hanapin, drainage linisin” drive, calling on communities to locate and clean their drainage systems to prevent flooding, mosquito-borne illnesses, and water contamination in communities.

“This is a gift of safety for our families and a gift of care for nature. Drainage hanapin, drainage linisin: let this be our collective offering as we close 2025,” she declared.

Legarda cited data from the […]

Legarda pushes for stronger AFP support: Quick Response Fund, transparent remittances

Senator Loren Legarda, in her interpellation of the proposed 2026 budget of the Department of National Defense (DND), pressed for stronger support to the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) through the restoration of a Quick Response Fund (QRF) and greater transparency in remittances from the Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA).

Legarda, in 2018, pushed for and secured a ₱750 million Quick Response Fund for the Armed Forces of the Philippines under the General Appropriations Act.

“This fund supported rescue operations, […]

Legarda calls for integration of nature-based solutions in infrastructure costing frameworks

During plenary deliberations on the proposed 2026 budget of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH), Senator Loren Legarda reiterated the need to apply nature-based solutions in public infrastructure planning and costing.

While she has long emphasized in her speeches that “Nurturing nature is our strongest flood defense,” Legarda called for costing frameworks that also account for ecological and hybrid designs, compared with traditional civil works.

The four-term senator called on the Department of Public Works and Highways to extend the […]

Legarda encourages reading for developing minds on National Reading Day

To commemorate National Reading Day (Araw ng Pagbasa) today, November 27, Senator Loren Legarda renewed her push to further encourage reading among the youth, especially during their formative years.

Legarda said reading, particularly for ages 6 to 12, can help the younger generation develop cognitive skills and strengthen critical thinking.

“We think that reading should be pushed, especially at a time when the minds of the youth are still forming, because being able to read and understand are crucial skills needed for […]