Mensahe ni Sen. Loren Legarda | BANTAY KULTURA: National Retooling of Cultural Education Scholars and Faculty | 9 May 2026 | Metropolitan Theater, Manila

Makabuluhang hapon sa ating lahat! Maligayang Buwan ng Pambansang Pamana!
Isang karangalan ang makasama ang aking mga kapwa tagapagtaguyod ng kultura at pambansang pamana sa BANTAY KULTURA: National Retooling of Cultural Education Scholars and Faculty.

Nais kong magsimula sa bahagi ng tula ni Pambansang Alagad ng Sining Rio Almario, Kung Salamin ang Kasaysayan.

“Ay, ang panahon! O, ang panahon!
Walâng bait at katwiran kahit ang pagdaloy.
Kung nalilikha ng salamin ang mga kahulugan
Ng kasalukuyan,
Maaari ding baluktutin ang kabuluhan ng nakalípas,
O […]

Sponsorship Speech of Senator Loren Legarda | An Act Declaring the Waling-Waling (Vanda sanderiana) as the National Orchid of the Philippines | May 5, 2026

Mr. President, distinguished colleagues.

I rise to sponsor an Act declaring the Waling-waling, Vanda sanderiana, as the National Orchid of the Philippines.

This is not the first time that this representation has sought to elevate the Waling-waling to the level of a national symbol.

As early as 2012, I filed a measure proposing its declaration as an additional National Flower, alongside the Sampaguita. That measure passed both Houses during the 15th Congress, emphasizing its status as the “Queen of Philippine Orchids,” a rare […]