Legarda asserts women’s central role in water governance, calls for strict enforcement of environmental laws

Senator Loren Legarda urged stronger enforcement of environmental and water laws, stressing that women’s leadership and grassroots innovation are central to securing water, climate resilience, and inclusive development.

Speaking at the Water and Women Forum PH 2026 held on March 23 in Quezon City, in celebration of World Water Day and National Women’s Month, Legarda emphasized that water security, solid waste management, and gender equality are deeply interconnected.

“Water shapes the rhythm of every home, every community, every future. But when water […]

Legarda stresses peacebuilding as lifelong mission at PAMANA MOA signing

Senator Loren Legarda stressed her lifelong mission of peacebuilding, recalling her decades of work mediating in conflict areas, negotiating the release of captives, and championing programs that transform peace agreements into development dividends for communities long deprived of basic services.

She delivered this message as Guest of Honor and Speaker at the signing of the PAyapa at MAsaganang PamayaNAn (PAMANA) Memorandum of Agreement between the Office of the Presidential Adviser on Peace, Reconciliation and Unity (OPAPRU) and implementing local government units […]

Legarda to file Bayanihan 3 law for coordinated response to global oil crisis

Senator Loren Legarda will file the Bayanihan Power to the People Act, or Bayanihan 3 Law, to establish a decisive government framework in addressing the impacts of the global oil crisis on Filipino households and the national economy.

Legarda stressed that Executive Order 110 declared a national energy emergency and outlined measures on conservation, anti-hoarding, and agency coordination, but it falls short of providing concrete relief.

She noted the absence of clear timelines for immediate and medium-term action, the lack of direct […]

Legarda welcomes enactment of RA 12317 setting BARMM elections in September 2026

Senator Loren Legarda welcomed the signing into law of Republic Act No. 12317, which sets the long-awaited regular parliamentary elections in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) in September 2026.

Legarda, author and co-sponsor of Senate Bill No. 1823, Chairperson of the Senate Committee on National Defense and Security, Peace, Unification and Reconciliation, and Co-Chair of the Philippine Congress–Bangsamoro Parliament Forum, said the measure provides the Bangsamoro people with a clear and credible timeline to exercise their democratic rights […]

Legarda welcomes enactment of excise tax suspension law, strengthens push for affordable essentials

Senator Loren Legarda welcomed the enactment of Republic Act No. 12316, signed into law on March 25 by the President, which authorizes the suspension of excise taxes on fuel products. Legarda described the measure as urgent relief for Filipino families who have been carrying the weight of relentless oil price hikes.

She emphasized that the measure comes at a critical time when the Department of Energy (DOE) confirmed new fuel price increases effective March 24, with gasoline up by ₱6.47 per […]