November 25, 2025
In observance of Global Warming and Climate Change Consciousness Week, Senator Loren Legarda urged Filipinos to take renewed action through innovative and transformative approaches to confront the worsening climate crisis. This year’s theme, “Makabagong Kilusan para sa Klima at Kinabukasan, ” urges a nationwide movement toward a more sustainable future.
Legarda said that recent powerful typhoons should serve as a wake-up call to the country, that continued inaction by both government and citizens will lead to greater disaster.
“There must be urgent […]
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November 24, 2025
Senator Loren Legarda renewed her call for determined and sustained action against climate change after the Philippines was battered by several powerful storms anew.
As one of the foremost legislators on the environment, Legarda emphasized resilience, accountability, and innovation to strengthen the nation’s defenses against worsening climate impacts.
“We will be tested again, perhaps sooner than we wish. But each time, we must not only rebuild, but demand better,” Legarda said at the Philippine Resilience Awards (PRA) 2025 awards ceremony on Monday, […]
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November 24, 2025
Senator Loren Legarda, Vice Chairperson of the Senate Committee on Finance, secured committee endorsement for the 2026 budgets of the country’s cultural institutions during the plenary deliberations of the General Appropriations Bill (GAB).
Presenting the allocations for agencies at the forefront of heritage, cultural preservation, and the creative economy, Legarda said, “Karangalan ko pong i-sponsor ang panukalang badyet para sa taong 2026 ng ating mga pangunahing ahensyang pangkultura. Hindi luho ang kultura—ito ang kaluluwa ng ating sambayanan.”
As the Chair of the […]
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November 24, 2025
Thank you very much.
As I arrived, I noticed the exhibit, maganda. Una, mukhang organic. Second, natural. Third, contemporary. It’s simple, but all the textiles and the photos speak about our shared advocacy. Napansin ko rin, mabuti naman, ay walang plastic na halaman. Salamat. Sana sa lahat ng events, hindi lang sa PNU, sa lahat ng mga state universities and colleges, pati ‘yung ating mga simpleng events, ay let’s veer away from single-use plastic. Definitely no single-use plastic, and second, ‘yung […]
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November 21, 2025
Twenty-five years after the adoption of United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325, nations must decide what it truly means to advance the Women, Peace, and Security Agenda. Today, conflicts have become more protracted, humanitarian needs continue to rise, and the climate crisis pushes families into displacement while straining essential resources. Digital systems widen access to information and economic activity, yet these same innovations expose women and girls to new vulnerabilities, from online exploitation to disinformation that fuels division. These realities […]
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