July 28, 2025
Thank you, Mister Presiding officer. It is my honor to second the nomination of Senator Vicente C. Sotto III for the Senate Presidency.
A former Senate President and the most seasoned member of this Chamber, now in his fifth Senate term, Senator Sotto brings unmatched institutional memory and legislative experience, as well as a firm grasp of the discipline and decorum that this August institution demands. He understands both the weight of the Senate’s traditions and the demands of principled dissent—qualities […]
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July 22, 2025
Senator Loren Legarda called for the strict and immediate implementation of environmental laws, particularly the Ecological Solid Waste Management Act (RA No. 9003) to address the worsening effects of flooding in Metro Manila and across the country.
“We are drowning in our own waste and garbage”. Legarda, principal author of RA 9003, stressed that clogged waterways filled with solid waste resulting in recurring floods are a direct consequence of poor compliance with solid waste management regulations and a glaring example […]
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July 21, 2025
As the Philippine agricultural sector faces a looming labor crisis, Senator Loren Legarda filed Senate Bill No. 518, seeking to establish the Young Farmers and Fisherfolk Challenge Council to revitalize the industry with a new generation of agri-entrepreneurs.
“The average age of our farmers is now 53 years old. If this trend continues, we could face a critical shortage of food producers within the next decade, which will threaten our food security,” Legarda said.
The four-term Senator highlighted that nearly three out […]
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July 18, 2025
Reaffirms Preferential Rights of Municipal Fisherfolk Amid Threats of Commercial Encroachment
Senator Loren Legarda has filed the Municipal Fisherfolk Protection Act, a bill that seeks to declare the 15-kilometer municipal waters as exclusively reserved for municipal fisherfolk, in order to safeguard their constitutional preferential rights and ensure the sustainability of coastal resources.
The bill is filed in the wake of the Mercidar ruling rendered by RTC Malabon Branch 170, which effectively allowed licensed commercial fishing vessels to operate in municipal waters seven […]
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July 18, 2025
Senator Loren Legarda filed a bill seeking to comprehensively ban all forms of online gambling and their promotion in the Philippines.
Legarda explained that the unprecedented move from licensed casinos to smartphones has exposed the most vulnerable sectors of society to addiction, exploitation, and financial harm.
“Anybody with access to the internet could easily log on to online betting platforms, and has blurred the lines between regulation and unregulated gaming,” said Legarda.
“It has exposed the most vulnerable, such as minors, students, and […]
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