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On her last day as Representative of the Lone District of Antique, Deputy Speaker Loren Legarda expressed her pleasure in serving the Filipino people as a member of the House of Representatives over the past three years.
“I am grateful to have served the Filipino people, most especially my fellow Antiqueños, alongside my honorable and hardworking colleagues whose hearts I have witnessed to care for visions of the best for our countrymen and empowering our people,” she said.
During her stint at […]
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 […]