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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July 16, 2025
How will you, as a Filipino, define culture? In this present world, I will not be surprised if many still see it as something static and ancient. But for me, culture is our lifeline.
Ang pagbibigay buhay sa kultura ay pagbibigay buhay sa bawat Pilipino. Dahil sa bawat sining at kultura na ating binibigyan ng halaga, may isang komunidad na nabibigyan ng pagkakakilanlan, ng kabuhayan, at ng dignidad.
I believe that when a community loses its culture, it also loses its soul. […]
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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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July 16, 2025
Isang makatang hapon sa aking mga kasimanwa at mga kaibigang tulad ko’y may pusong nagmamahal sa sining, wika, at kasaysayan ng bayan.
Nagtipon tayo ngayon upang bigyang pugay ang isang likhang panitikan na hindi lamang kayamanang kultural, kundi bunga ng malalim at malikhaing diwa ng isang katangi-tanging Pambansang Alagad ng Sining.
Ang Lemlunay: Pagunita sa Gunita ay isang aklat na koleksyon ng mga tulang isinulat ng isang tunay na makata at tagapangalaga ng ating wika at kultura, Pambasang Alagad ng Sining para […]
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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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