February 3, 2026
Senator Loren Legarda commended the Department of Tourism (DOT) for delivering clear, measurable market outcomes from its promotional efforts, citing record tourism receipts, strong domestic travel growth, and gains in emerging destinations during the hearing of the Senate Committee on Tourism, jointly held with the Committees on Social Justice, Welfare and Rural Development, and Finance on Tuesday, February 3, 2026.
As Vice Chair of the Senate Committee on Finance, Senator Legarda emphasized that these results reflect the value of sustained public […]
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February 3, 2026
Mr. President,
Sa ating bansa, isang karaniwang kuwento na kapag may nagkakasakit sa pamilya, apektado ang takbo ng buhay ng bawat miyembro, may kailangang mag‑overtime sa trabaho, may humihinto muna sa pag‑aaral, may nagtitipid sa pagkain para lang may maipambili ng gamot at pamasahe papunta sa ospital.
The fight for a just and equitable health system in the Philippines has never been easy. Today, it is a race against time, a test of whether this government still has the moral courage to […]
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February 2, 2026
Mr. President, distinguished colleagues,
I rise today to sponsor Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 09, co-signed by Sen. Joel Villanueva, which seeks to adopt the National Education and Workforce Development Plan for 2026 to 2035, together with the recommendations of the Second Congressional Commission on Education, or EDCOM II, as the ten-year policy framework of the National Government.
This resolution is born out of a simple but difficult truth: the challenges facing Philippine education are systemic, longstanding, and deeply intertwined with our workforce […]
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February 2, 2026
Senator Loren Legarda lauded the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) for enforcing the nationwide removal of names, images, and likenesses of public officials from government‑funded projects, programs, and properties. She hailed the directive as a decisive step toward restoring integrity in governance and a reminder to public servants that public office is a trust, not a platform for self‑promotion.
“Public office is a public trust. Public funds are for public service, not for personal publicity,” Legarda declared as […]
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January 30, 2026
Following the latest adjustments to the country’s economic outlook, Senator Loren Legarda urged a renewed examination of how the Philippines pursues growth and prepares for future challenges.
Recent data revealed that fourth-quarter gross domestic product (GDP) grew by only 3 percent. This was the slowest quarterly expansion in nearly 15 years, excluding the pandemic. This brought the full-year expansion for 2025 to 4.4 percent, significantly missing the government’s target and marking the lowest annual growth rate since 2011.
In response, the Development […]
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