Message of Senator Loren Legarda*
Frankfurt Book Fair
19 October 2016
*Read by National Book Development Board Chair Neni Sta. Romana Cruz
I am deeply honored for having been chosen as the chief delegate of the Frankfurt Book Fair this year. It is, however, with deepest regret that I am not able to join you today and witness this remarkable participation of our country, as it coincides with the deliberations on the 2017 national budget. As chairperson of the Senate Committee on […]
As Typhoon Lawin continues to threaten Northern Luzon and its nearby areas, Senator Loren Legarda today reminded all local government units (LGUs) in the path of the storm to ensure that timely information about the typhoon is relayed to the people.
Sponsorship Speech of Senator Loren Legarda
Confirmation of the Nomination of Judge Toribio E. Ilao Jr. as Member of the Judicial and Bar Council,
Representing the Private Sector
Mr. President,
Our nominee today, who was born in Mandaluyong City but raised by his parents—Toribio Ilao Sr. and Hospicia Elises—in Pandacan, Manila, has a reputation of being highly meticulous and detail-oriented, capable of making sound judgment after careful and thorough evaluation of the issues and situation at hand—qualities that are essential […]
Senator Loren Legarda invites everyone to join the lecture and weaving demonstrations featuring Ifugao’s sacred textiles on October 20 and 21, 2016 at the Manlilikha ng Bayan Hall, 3rdFloor, National Museum of Anthropology, Manila.
Senator Loren Legarda
Privilege Speech on Indigenous Children
18 October 2016 | Senate Session Hall
Mr. President,
October is National Indigenous Peoples’ Month, a celebration of our cultural diversity, an opportune time to honor our IPs and their overwhelming contributions to our history, culture and heritage.
The Philippine Constitution recognizes this diversity and under the framework of national unity and development, mandates State recognition, protection, promotion, and fulfillment of the rights of indigenous peoples.
The Indigenous Peoples Rights Act (IPRA) of 1997 […]
