Speech of Hon. Loren Legarda
28 June 2022 | Culasi, Antique
Mga kababayan, fellow Antiqueños, Mayad nga aga kaninyo tanan!
Today, I am feeling mixed emotions of happiness, sadness, and excitement.
I am happy to join all of you in this momentous event for our dear province of Antique, as this oath-taking ceremony of newly elected officials ushers yet another chapter for our province – a continuation of the golden age we started when we took our oath three years ago—me, as the Lone […]
INAUGURAL SPEECH OF SENATOR LOREN LEGARDA
June 27, 2022
San Jose de Buenavista, Antique
Magandang umaga. Mayad nga aga!
Twenty-four years ago, I entered the halls of Congress, with a mandate from the Filipino people as Senator of the Republic. That was in 1998; I was 38 years old and a novice in the political arena. Since then, I have worked for 21 years— 18 years or 3 terms in the Senate, and 3 years as Congresswoman of the lone district of Antique.
Senator Loren Legarda is inaugurated as Senator of the Republic of the Philippines for the 4th time, capping a career in public service that spans more than two decades.
“Today marks my 22nd year as your lawmaker. I stand honored and proud before you to accept my mandate once again, to be your Senator for the 4th time,” Legarda noted in her inaugural speech.
The fourth-term Senator recently ended her term as Congresswoman of the Lone District of Antique, having “served Antique […]
Regional Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Summit
“Insights into the Local Climate Change Action Plan”
22 June 2022
Office of Civil Defense Undersecretary Ricardo B. Jalad; resource speakers from the Office of Civil Defense, Department of Budget and Management, and Department of Science and Technology; Local Chief Executives, local DRRM officers, and local planning and development officers of various LGUs in Western Visayas; ladies; and gentlemen: a pleasant morning to you all.
Allow me first thank you all for taking the time […]
SPEECH OF HON. LOREN LEGARDA
Innovations in Public Engagement Conference
In celebration of the 2022 Philippine Innovation Expo and the 12th DOST-PCIEERD Anniversary
June 21, 2022
My warmest greetings to the Department of Science and Technology and to all of you here today. I am grateful for this opportunity to speak before you, as you celebrate your 12th year Anniversary as a council. You have chosen as this year’s theme: “Empowering the Filipino through Innovative Engagement.”
Indeed, it will be innovation, research and development, and […]
