From RA 9003 to SB 162: Legarda sustains fight for waste workers’ rights

Twenty-five years after authoring Republic Act No. 9003, the Ecological Solid Waste Management Act, Senator Loren Legarda continues to advance stronger safeguards for waste workers through Senate Bill No. 162, or the proposed Magna Carta of Waste Workers, which she refiled in the 20th Congress after first introducing the measure during the 19th Congress.

Legarda pointed to the continuing gaps in the implementation of the country’s solid waste management framework, particularly poor enforcement and unsafe waste-management practices that expose workers and […]

Legarda: Recurring habagat floods demand stronger prevention, safe evacuation centers, nature-based solutions

The enhanced southwest monsoon, intensified by tropical cyclones Luis and Maymay, has once again submerged communities, displaced families, and disrupted livelihoods. As the Government and disaster response agencies are mobilizing relief operations with the number of individuals affected by recent severe weather reaching over 1.3 million nationwide, Senator Loren Legarda, reiterated her call for an urgent shift from repeatedly responding to floods toward preventing communities from being placed at risk in the first place.

“Hindi pwedeng taun-taon pareho ang eksena, baha, […]

Legarda pushes calamity work pay, stronger protection for workers amid storms

Senator Loren Legarda called for stronger protection for workers who continue to sustain the economy during calamities, stressing the need for fair compensation, safe working arrangements, and adequate support for the added risks and expenses they face.

Legarda made the call following the release of the June 2026 Labor Force Survey, which showed that the number of employed Filipinos rose to 50.66 million. The services sector accounted for the largest share of employment at 62.7 percent, followed by the agriculture sector […]

Better Learning, Stronger Teaching: Legarda champions law giving DepEd flexibility to adopt evidence-based curriculum approaches

For years, students and teachers have faced the consequences of a curriculum marked by repeated competencies, insufficient depth, and persistent gaps in mastery. Senator Loren Legarda, principal author, hailed the passage of Republic Act No. 12322 as a major reform in Philippine education that gives the Department of Education (DepEd) the flexibility to choose the curricular approach that are most effective for Filipino learners, offering hope that classrooms will be shaped by methods that are responsive to the realities, matching the […]

Legarda marks 70 years of Philippines-Japan friendship, recalls decades of shared advocacy

Senator Loren Legarda joined the commemoration of the 70th anniversary of the normalization of diplomatic relations between the Philippines and Japan, recalling how her encounters with Japanese communities, leaders, and institutions helped shape her work in journalism, legislation, environmental protection, women’s empowerment, sustainable agriculture, and disaster resilience.

Diplomatic relations between the two countries were normalized on 23 July 1956 following the entry into force of the San Francisco Peace Treaty and the Reparations Agreement between Japan and the Republic of the […]