Better Learning, Stronger Teaching: Legarda champions law giving DepEd flexibility to adopt evidence-based curriculum approaches

For years, students and teachers have faced the consequences of a curriculum marked by repeated competencies, insufficient depth, and persistent gaps in mastery. Senator Loren Legarda, principal author, hailed the passage of Republic Act No. 12322 as a major reform in Philippine education that gives the Department of Education (DepEd) the flexibility to choose the curricular approach that are most effective for Filipino learners, offering hope that classrooms will be shaped by methods that are responsive to the realities, matching the […]

Legarda marks 70 years of Philippines-Japan friendship, recalls decades of shared advocacy

Senator Loren Legarda joined the commemoration of the 70th anniversary of the normalization of diplomatic relations between the Philippines and Japan, recalling how her encounters with Japanese communities, leaders, and institutions helped shape her work in journalism, legislation, environmental protection, women’s empowerment, sustainable agriculture, and disaster resilience.

Diplomatic relations between the two countries were normalized on 23 July 1956 following the entry into force of the San Francisco Peace Treaty and the Reparations Agreement between Japan and the Republic of the […]

Legarda: Lift TRO, implement ₱85 NCR wage hike without further delay

Senator Loren Legarda joined the Senate’s call for the immediate lifting of the temporary restraining order (TRO) that halted the implementation of the ₱85 daily minimum-wage increase in Metro Manila, stressing that 1.1 million workers should not be made to bear the cost of a legal challenge filed by two companies.

“Hindi maghihintay ang gutom, renta, pamasahe, bayarin sa kuryente, at gamot. Sa bawat araw na hindi naibibigay ang dagdag-sahod, manggagawa ang napipilitang mangutang, magbawas ng budget sa pagkain, o ipagpaliban […]

After nearly two decades, Legarda’s push for BHW’s rights and benefits hurdles Senate on third reading

The Senate approved on third and final reading Senate Bill No. 1905, or the Magna Carta of Barangay Health Workers. Once enacted into law, the measure would provide the country’s barangay health workers with standardized benefits, protection, and greater recognition for their service.

Senator Loren Legarda, author and co-sponsor of the measure, has filed and supported legislation advancing the welfare of barangay health workers since the 14th Congress. Earlier versions of the proposal repeatedly stalled despite the indispensable role of BHWs […]

Legarda: Protecting Filipino families and livelihoods must be the core of disaster resilience

As the nation observes the National Disaster Resilience Month, Senator Loren Legarda urged Filipinos to see disaster resilience as a fight to protect families at home, farmers in the fields, and fisherfolk at sea—those who carry the weight of floods, typhoons, and climate impacts.

With the theme “Naghahanda at Kumikilos Tungo sa Panatag na Bagong Pilipinas,” Legarda stressed that resilience must be reflected in daily life and put policy into action.

A longstanding champion of climate and disaster resilience, Legarda principally authored […]