September 19, 2026
As global temperatures continue to rise dangerously, the Philippines is renewing its call for international climate justice, urging the global community to recognize the disproportionate suffering of vulnerable nations.
The latest findings from the 2026 United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) report 1 confirm what Senator Loren Legarda has long warned against: global climate targets are falling drastically short. The world is precariously set to cross the 1.5°C global warming threshold within the next few years as efforts to curb greenhouse gas […]
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September 18, 2026
Senator Loren Legarda marked World Clean and Green Week by calling attention to the country’s “throwaway habits,” saying the environmental challenge begins long before waste reaches the trash bin, a materials recovery facility, or a landfill. She said the more important question is how products are made, used, reused, recovered, and kept in circulation before they are discarded.
“We have become too used to the idea that once we are done with something, we simply throw it away. But waste does […]
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September 16, 2026
Senator Loren Legarda hailed the successful conclusion of the 2026 Manila International Book Fair (MIBF), saying the estimated turnout of around 235,000 visitors reflects the continuing interest of Filipinos for books and the growing opportunities for the country’s literary and publishing sector.
Held from September 9 to 13 at the SMX Convention Center Manila, the MIBF brought together Philippine and international publishers, booksellers, authors, educators, cultural institutions, and readers through book launches, discussions, signings, and other literary activities under the theme […]
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September 15, 2026
Senator Loren Legarda welcomed the conduct of the first regular parliamentary elections in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM), calling the September 14 vote a historic step in the region’s transition to elected self-governance, while strongly condemning the violence that claimed lives and wounded several people during the elections.
“History was written in the Bangsamoro yesterday. After generations who endured conflict and uncertainty, the people held in their hands the most powerful instrument of democracy—the ballot. Every vote cast […]
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September 14, 2026
Senator Loren Legarda said the Bureau of Internal Revenue’s removal of value-added tax on allowable system loss charges marks an important step toward fairer electricity bills, months after she first brought the issue squarely into the Senate’s energy-crisis discussions and pushed for action before it became a broader public issue. As early as March 2026, Legarda had already questioned the VAT treatment of system loss and other electricity charges and filed legislation seeking to address the issue.
The BIR issued Revenue […]
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