Legarda: Free the Nation from Poverty, Promote Human Capital Development

On the 123rd year celebration of the country’s independence, three-term Senator, now Deputy Speaker Loren Legarda said that Filipinos should continue to have a shared vision of protecting our hard-fought independence and, in the context of the present times, of fighting for freedom against poverty and vulnerability.

“We have won against oppression by colonial forces more than a century ago, but our people continue to suffer from many other forms of oppression. A true independent nation is a nation where people live in contentment without experiencing suffering, where everyone has access to fundamental socio-economic services, and where growth is inclusive and equitable,” Legarda said.

Legarda Urges Filipinos to Break Free from Throw-Away Culture on Independence Day

On the 123rd year celebration of the country’s independence, three-term Senator, now Deputy Speaker Loren Legarda urges Filipinos to continue embodying a vision for freedom, this time from our throwaway culture as she called for unity in building a pollution-free environment.

“This Independence Day reminds us of how, more than a century ago, we were able to break free from the clutches of colonial oppression and inequality. The current generation, however, continues to wage war for freedom – from pollution, environmental degradation, and climate change. We continue to live in a highly-polluted environment that has placed us in a cycle of disruption, disaster vulnerability, and poverty,” Legarda said.

Finding Rizal in a Time of Barriers marks Rizal’s 160th birthday

Little known aspects of Dr. Jose Rizal’s first trip to Europe are revealed in the new documentary, Finding Rizal in a Time of Barriers. The project began when former senator Loren Legarda toured the small German town of Wilhelmsfeld in 2019 together with Dr. Fritz Hack Ullmer. Dr Ullmer is the great grandson of Pastor Karl Ullmer who hosted Rizal for three months in Wilhelmsfeld in 1886. The memories of that stay, as well as Rizal’s correspondence and memorabilia have […]

PH seeks to address plastic pollution, mobilize youth to pursue climate justice – Legarda

MANILA, 10 June 2021 — Deputy Speaker Loren Legarda discussed the movements in the efforts of the Philippines to its commitment in accordance with Decision 1/CP.21 of the Conference of Parties of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) through its submitted Nationally Determined Contributions.
In her speech yesterday during the roundtable discussion of COP26 climate defenders with the UK Embassy, Legarda highlighted the country’s initiatives to ban single-use plastics and the critical role of youth in environmental protection […]

DEPUTY SPEAKER LEGARDA’s EMPHASIS ON ‘FILIPINO-CENTRIC’ VIEW OF MAGELLAN’S 1521 ARRIVAL IN THE PHILIPPINES SPARKS DISCUSSION AMONG GERMAN INTELLECTUALS

7 June 2021 – Deputy Speaker Loren Legarda served as the guest lecturer at an online lecture co-organized by the Philippine Consulate General in Frankfurt, Ruhr University in Bochum (RUB) and the University of Cologne (UC).
The lecture, titled ‘Magellan and the Philippines: 500 Years Later,’ is among the activities under the Philippine Studies Agreement between the Consulate and RUB and forms part of the National Quincentennial Commemorations in the Philippines. The Philippine Studies Program in Ruhr University has been supported […]