August 13, 2025
For Filipinos, the ocean is the soul of our archipelago. It sustains our communities, shapes our culture and our way of life, and anchors the livelihoods of 2.24 million of our people. Each year, it contributes ₱787 billion to our economy, yet its true worth is beyond measure, for it is life itself.
That life is now under severe threat. By 2040, sea-level rise could displace 150,000 Filipinos, inflicting losses exceeding ₱18 billion. Each year, over four million metric tons of […]
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August 12, 2025
Mr. President, distinguished colleagues,
I rise today in support of this concurrent resolution, which seeks to make the 2026 General Appropriations Act truly reflective of the people’s will by ensuring public access to budget-related documents that promote transparency.
The Senate’s work to make our budget process more transparent and accountable should not end with this concurrent resolution alone. This is not a panacea to the deeper problems that have long affected the way we craft and approve our national budget. It is […]
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August 9, 2025
Senator Loren Legarda affirmed her commitment in supporting projects that will strengthen the University of the Philippines (UP)’s capacity to serve the Filipino people.
As a proud Iskolar ng Bayan, Legarda led the turnover of the newly-renovated UP Visayas auditorium in Iloilo City on August 9, 2025 after having supported the facility’s renovation and rehabilitation.
“As an alumna and as a four-term Senator, I will remain committed to ensuring that UP has the facilities, programs, research, and cultural infrastructure it needs to […]
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August 9, 2025
Senator Loren Legarda underscored the importance of valuing and protecting cultural heritage through integration in policy and education as she led the launch of two books—“Panagway: The Ati in the Narratives and the Archives,” and “Badbad: Untangling Archived Knowledges on Panay Bukidnon Life and Culture,” at the University of the Philippines (UP) Visayas campus in Iloilo City on August 9, 2025.
“When we honor indigenous knowledge, we do not simply gain historical insight; we recover wisdom about how to care for […]
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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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