Legarda urges PH to be proactive in disaster risk management

May 22, 2025

Senator Loren Legarda challenged the status quo in disaster risk reduction, calling on people to be more proactive in mitigating risks related to climate change.

“We are at a crossroads where climate change and disasters threaten our very existence. Typhoons ravage communities, droughts cripple livelihoods, and data reveals alarming trends,” Legarda said during her keynote address at the Asian Institute of Management (AIM) on Thursday, May 22.

“The scorching heat is a sign that our planet is in distress,” she added.

Legarda led […]

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Message of Senator Loren Legarda: Closing Program of German Media Visit, Philippines as Guest of Honour at the Frankfurt Book Fair 2025

May 20, 2025

The imagination peoples the air. As you traveled across our islands these past days, I hope you have felt the force of imagination around you, flowing through our stories, etched in our landscapes, and alive in the spirited conversations that welcomed you. 

It is this same imagination that brought us here today. When the Philippines made its modest return to the Frankfurter Buchmesse in 2015 after a 15-year absence, I dared to ask: Why not the Philippines as Guest of Honour? I took this […]

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Legarda celebrates ties with Germany, reflects on Philippines’ journey to Guest of Honour role at Frankfurt Book Fair

May 20, 2025

Senator Loren Legarda honored the deep cultural ties between the Philippines and Germany as she addressed the German media delegation visiting the country, reflecting on what was once an ambitious dream: for the Philippines to take center stage at the Frankfurt Book Fair, the world’s largest and most influential book fair.

“When the Philippines made its modest return to the Frankfurter Buchmesse in 2015 after a 15-year absence, I dared to ask, ‘Why not the Philippines as Guest of Honour?’ I […]

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Legarda hosts German media delegates to the Philippines ahead of 2025 Frankfurter Buchmesse

May 19, 2025

Senator Loren Legarda, the visionary and project principal behind the Philippines’ Guest of Honour (GOH) status at the 2025 Frankfurter Buchmesse, hosted a distinguished delegation of German media professionals for a weeklong cultural immersion across the country.

The visit forms part of the Philippines’ official commitment as GOH at the world’s largest and most influential book fair. The program was designed to foster deeper international media engagement and showcase the breadth of Philippine literature, heritage, and creative expression.

“Our literature arises from […]

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Legarda welcomes the enactment of landmark ECCD System Act

May 16, 2025

Senator Loren Legarda, co-author and co-sponsor of Republic Act No. 12199, or the Early Childhood Care and Development (ECCD) System Act, welcomed the enactment of the landmark measure, which strengthens the country’s efforts to nurture Filipino children in their most formative years.

“Since my first term in the Senate, I have championed ECCD out of a firm belief that the earliest years shape the trajectory of a child’s learning, behavior, and well-being,” the four-term Senator said. “If we are to achieve […]

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