September 8, 2025
Mr. President, distinguished colleagues:
The Filipino people have always looked to the Senate as a pillar of our democracy. In times of profound challenges, when our citizens yearn for clarity and wisdom, they expect us to steady the ship and steer it with a clear compass toward safer shores. They do not ask for eloquence alone, but for proof that we can all place country above self, and that we can govern with discipline, foresight, and courage.
Discipline to resist the distractions […]
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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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August 27, 2025
Senator Loren Legarda made a strong call to action for foresight-driven diplomacy and leadership during the Regional Foresight Conference on Emerging International Issues on August 27, 2025, at Seda Manila Bay, Parañaque City.
The conference, hosted by the Foreign Service Institute (FSI) of the Philippines in connection with the 2nd Retreat of Diplomatic Academies in Southeast Asia, highlighted the increasing recognition that foresight studies and future thinking must be integral to diplomatic training and the development of foreign policy.
“To speak of […]
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