September 10, 2025
Senator Loren Legarda filed Senate Bill No. 164, or An Act Providing Monthly Maintenance Medication Support for Senior Citizens, seeking to provide eligible senior citizens with P1,000 monthly to help in the purchase of maintenance medications.
“We are alleviating the burden of our senior citizens by helping them manage these debilitating diseases as they get older,” the lawmaker explained.
“This is to fulfill the government’s mandate to ensure that senior citizens have access to affordable healthcare, including the medications necessary for maintaining […]
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September 8, 2025
Senator Loren Legarda today expressed confidence and respect for the new Senate leadership, led by Senate President Vicente “Tito” Sotto III, Senate President Pro Tempore Panfilo “Ping” Lacson, and Senate Majority Leader Juan Miguel “Migz” Zubiri.
Legarda emphasized the importance of integrity, diligence, and unity at the helm of the Senate, expressing confidence that these guiding values will advance effective governance and deliver meaningful progress for the Filipino people.
Legarda recognized the defining qualities that shape effective leadership in the Senate, reflecting […]
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September 3, 2025
Magandang umaga po sa lahat. Pormal na po nating binubuksan ang pagdinig ng Komite sa Kultura at mga Sining.
Noong ika-labinsiyam na Kongreso, itinatag natin ang komiteng ito upang higit na mapalakas ang ating mga pagsisikap tungo sa pangangalaga at pagpapaunlad ng ating pambansang pagkakakilanlan at pamana. Naisakatuparan natin ang dalawang mahahalagang batas.
Una, ang RA 11961 o Cultural Mapping Law. Sa pamamagitan nito, sistematikong natutukoy, nadodokumento, at nabibigyan ng suporta ang ating mga tangible, intangible, natural, and built heritage. Sa pamamagitan […]
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September 2, 2025
Senator Loren Legarda has refiled in the 20th Congress a bill that seeks to standardize working conditions for waste workers, emphasizing their crucial role in public health and environmental sustainability.
“There is an inherent risk our waste workers face when it comes to properly collecting and disposing of tons of garbage we produce every day,” Legarda said.
“Although hazardous, many, if not most, face numerous challenges, such as safety hazards, low wages, lack of job security, and discrimination due to their jobs,” […]
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September 2, 2025
Senator Loren Legarda today urged the public to translate environmental policies into tangible community action as the country observes National Clean-up Month this September, under Proclamation No. 244 s. 1993, complemented by Presidential Proclamation No. 470 s. 2003, which designates every third Saturday of September as International Coastal Clean-up (ICC) Day in the Philippines.
“As the principal author and principal sponsor of the Climate Change Act of 2009 (RA 9729), and author and principal sponsor of the Ecological Solid Waste Management […]
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