Preserving the past, Legarda leads heritage restoration

July 17, 2025

Senator Loren Legarda emphasized the importance of preserving pieces of Filipino heritage, such as historical sites, as a way to help build a resilient and self-aware nation.

Legarda led the turnover of two restored structures in Antique—the Casa Tribunal de Patnongon in Patnongon, and the San Juan de Nepomuceno Parish Church (Anini-y Church) in Anini-y on Thursday, July 17.

“Heritage is about clarity. When we understand where we came from—what we built, what we lost, what we survived—we begin to understand who […]

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Weaving Words and Fabrics: Legarda leads launch of Cultural Milestones in Antique

July 16, 2025

Senator Loren Legarda emphasized the importance of culture in shaping national identity during the back-to-back launching of two significant cultural initiatives at the Old Capitol Building in San Jose de Buenavista, Antique on July 16, 2025.

The events marked the launch of Lemlunay: Pagunita sa Gunita, a collection of poems by National Artist for Literature Virgilio S. Almario, with English translations by poet Marne Kilates, and the opening of the Hibla ng Lahing Filipino Gallery: Paghabül sa Antique. Both projects were […]

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CCC rolls out 2025 ACT Local Programme to accelerate local climate action

July 16, 2025

MANILA, Philippines – The Climate Change Commission (CCC), in close collaboration with the Office of Senator Loren Legarda, key national government agencies and local government units (LGUs), will officially launch the 2025 Accelerated Climate Transition (ACT) Local Programme.

Spearheaded by the CCC as part of its commitment to localize climate action and support LGUs in climate resilience planning, the ACT Local Programme serves as a platform to develop, update, and enhance LGUs’ Local Climate Change Action Plans (LCCAPs) through onsite training […]

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Legarda urges climate-vulnerable countries to rethink policies

July 14, 2025

Senator Loren Legarda called for climate-vulnerable nations to overhaul outdated policies and champion a more integrated approach to climate action, policies that protect not just lives and livelihoods but also culture, identity, and history.

“Climate change endangers all that you see and so much more: climate change imperils not only lives and livelihoods; it threatens to erase who we are,” Legarda said during a high-level meeting of Climate Vulnerable Forum and V20 Finance Ministers (CVF-V20) on Monday, July 14.

“It is this […]

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Legarda imparts important values to graduating students of CMU

July 9, 2025

Senator Loren Legarda imparted to the graduating students of the City of Malabon University (CMU) the values of service to others, love for culture and history, as well as perseverance, to become model Filipinos.

“I speak to you not merely as your four-term senator, but as a daughter of Malabon who knows that the learners of the City of Malabon University—you—are individuals who strive not just to succeed, but to uplift others along the way,” Legarda said during her keynote speech […]

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