August 6, 2025
Mr. President, distinguished colleagues:
The Supreme Court has ruled with clarity. It declared the impeachment complaint not only constitutionally barred, but void from the beginning, and further held that the Senate did not acquire jurisdiction over the matter. This Decision, by express pronouncement, is immediately executory.
We, in the Senate, are stewards of the Constitution and the rule of law. Our fidelity must be strongest precisely when institutions are under strain or pressure. To proceed as though the ruling were uncertain or […]
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August 5, 2025
Senator Loren Legarda called for urgent, bold, and accountable climate action, following a series of devastating floods this July that have killed at least 38 and affected more than 8 million Filipinos across the country.
In a privilege speech delivered to the Senate today, Senator Legarda stressed that climate change has worsened from an environmental issue to a crisis impacting human rights, national development, and governance.
The Senator cited a recent advisory opinion from the International Court of Justice (ICJ), which affirms […]
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August 5, 2025
Mr. President, I rise on a matter of personal and collective privilege.
Tatlumpu’t walo. Hindi bababa sa bilang na ito ang mga buhay na nawala at hindi na maibabalik. Sa loob lamang ng dalawang linggo, tatlong bagyo—Crising, Dante, at Emong—ang sunod-sunod na nanalasa sa ating bansa. Walang pahingang bumulusok ang ulan, humagupit ang hangin, at inanod ang mga tahanan, kabuhayan, at pangarap.
Mahigit walong milyong Pilipino ang naapektuhan. Limampu’t limang libong tahanan ang nasira. At halos labintatlong bilyong piso na halaga ng […]
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August 1, 2025
Senator Loren Legarda emphasized the urgent need to unite and revisit the nation’s historical roots to sustain and strengthen Philippine independence during the commemoration of the 127th anniversary of the Bacoor Assembly on Friday, August 1, 2025.
Speaking at the historic site, where 200 municipal presidents (now town mayors) signed the Declaration of Independence drafted by Apolinario Mabini on August 1, 1898, in Bacoor, Cavite, Legarda stressed the importance of honoring the country’s struggle for freedom not just as a matter […]
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August 1, 2025
Sa tuwing sinasambit natin ang salitang kalayaan, marahil ay sumisiklab sa ating isipan ang larawan ng ating watawat—iwinawagayway sa hangin, sagisag ng isang bayang bumangon mula sa pananakop.
Kasabay nito ang sigaw na “Malaya ang Pilipinas!”, isang tagumpay na isinilang sa tapang at pagkakaisa ng sambayanang Pilipino, na humantong sa pagproklama ni Pangulong Emilio Aguinaldo ng ating kasarinlan noong ikalabindalawa ng Hunyo, labinsiyam na daan at siyamnapu’t walo.
Sa araw na iyon, unang umalingawngaw ang himig ng ating pambansang himno, kasabay ng […]
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