Before the lockdowns, the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) found that one million species are at risk of extinction. They ranked the main factors from highest impact as follows: changes in land and sea use, exploitation of organisms, climate change, pollution, and invasive alien species. The intertwined web that sustains humans, plants, and animals is at risk of unraveling in a matter of decades.
In November 2020, US former Senator Russ Feingold wrote to Senate President Pro […]
MESSAGE OF SENATE PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE LOREN LEGARDA
Opening of “Bakit Malolos?” Exhibit
18 September 2023
Isang mapagpalayang hapon sa ating lahat!
A hundred twenty-five years ago, men from around the Philippines gathered in the church of Barasoain, Malolos, Bulacan to write the laws that would govern the nascent Filipino nation. It is a physical manifestation of our people’s desire for freedom–a desire long fought for by countless Filipinos throughout the country in small uprisings and big revolts, in the campaign for […]
Today, Senate President Pro Tempore Loren Legarda leads the unveiling of an exhibit commemorating the 125th anniversary of Malolos Congress at the Senate building in Pasay City.
The exhibit titled “Bakit Malolos?” was organized by Legarda’s office in coordination with the National Historical Commission of the Philippines (NHCP). It is held from September 18 to 21, 2023.
“We hope to remind the Filipino people, including our fellow lawmakers, the importance of our past as our history helps us calculate our next steps […]
Senate President Pro Tempore Loren Legarda urged Filipinos to consistently uplift the true essence of nationalism anchored in upholding a strong and independent Philippines as she led the nation in commemorating the 125th Anniversary of the Malolos Congress Opening.
Speaking as the guest of honor during the event in Malolos City, Bulacan, Legarda underscored the commemoration as a chance for the country to look back and recognize the importance of the historic Malolos Congress in establishing the crucial foundations of the […]
Mensahe ni Senate President Pro Tempore
Loren Legarda
Ika-125 na Anibersaryo ng Kongreso ng Malolos
September 15, 2023 | 8AM
Barasoain Church,Malolos, Bulacan
Malugod kong binabati ang lahat ng naririto sa ating pagdiriwang ng ika-isandaan at dalawampu’t limang Anibersaryo ng Kongreso ng Malolos sa pangunguna ng Pambansang Komisyong Pangkasaysayan ng Pilipinas at ng Lalawigan ng Bulacan.
Ang araw na ito ay isang espesyal na pagkakataon upang ating sama-samang balikan ang kasaysayan at tagumpay ng ating bayan na siyang humubog sa […]