November 26, 2025
Senator Loren Legarda, during the plenary interpellations on the proposed 2026 budget of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST), manifested her support for the agency and its attached institutions, stressing the urgent need for stronger investment in science, technology, and innovation.
Legarda placed on record her backing for two major textile initiatives presented by the Philippine Textile Research Institute (PTRI), the FRONTIER Program and the CREATTEEVs Program.
“These programs foster the revitalization of regional textile ecosystems and provide inclusive textile based […]
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November 26, 2025
Senator Loren Legarda, sponsor of the 2026 budget for the Presidential Communications Office (PCO), highlighted in plenary on November 25 the urgency of countering misinformation and rehabilitating the facilities of state-run People’s Television Network (PTV‑4).
Drawing from her extensive background in media, she stressed that clear, truthful, and coordinated messaging must be the foundation of public information.
“Messaging is so important. Disinformation, misinformation, inaccuracy, and messages lost in translation confuse the people,” Legarda declared. “Even with good intentions, if you say it […]
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November 25, 2025
In observance of Global Warming and Climate Change Consciousness Week, Senator Loren Legarda urged Filipinos to take renewed action through innovative and transformative approaches to confront the worsening climate crisis. This year’s theme, “Makabagong Kilusan para sa Klima at Kinabukasan, ” urges a nationwide movement toward a more sustainable future.
Legarda said that recent powerful typhoons should serve as a wake-up call to the country, that continued inaction by both government and citizens will lead to greater disaster.
“There must be urgent […]
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November 24, 2025
Senator Loren Legarda renewed her call for determined and sustained action against climate change after the Philippines was battered by several powerful storms anew.
As one of the foremost legislators on the environment, Legarda emphasized resilience, accountability, and innovation to strengthen the nation’s defenses against worsening climate impacts.
“We will be tested again, perhaps sooner than we wish. But each time, we must not only rebuild, but demand better,” Legarda said at the Philippine Resilience Awards (PRA) 2025 awards ceremony on Monday, […]
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November 24, 2025
Senator Loren Legarda, Vice Chairperson of the Senate Committee on Finance, secured committee endorsement for the 2026 budgets of the country’s cultural institutions during the plenary deliberations of the General Appropriations Bill (GAB).
Presenting the allocations for agencies at the forefront of heritage, cultural preservation, and the creative economy, Legarda said, “Karangalan ko pong i-sponsor ang panukalang badyet para sa taong 2026 ng ating mga pangunahing ahensyang pangkultura. Hindi luho ang kultura—ito ang kaluluwa ng ating sambayanan.”
As the Chair of the […]
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