Legarda lauds Apayao’s inclusion in UNESCO Biosphere Reserve list

July 12, 2024

Senator Loren Legarda commended the province of Apayao for being named a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve during the 36th session of the International Coordinating Council of UNESCO’s Man and Biosphere Programme from July 2 to 5 in Agadir, Morocco.
Legarda, one of the foremost legislators for the protection of the environment in the country, hoped that local residents and the government would be able to watch over and help preserve the area.
“We would like to congratulate the Province of Apayao and its […]

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Pahayag ni Senador Loren Legarda sa Ika-8 Anibersaryo ng The Hague Ruling on West Philippine Sea

July 12, 2024

Walong taon na ang nakararaan simula nang makuha natin ang tagumpay sa kasong isinalang ng Pilipinas para pabulaan ang nine-dash line ng Tsina na nagsasabing kanila ang halos buong South China Sea.
Para sa ating mga kababayang mangingisda at para sa bawat Pilipino na dapat makinabang sa mga yamang dagat ng West Philippine Sea, kailangan nating tiyakin hindi lamang na malaya nating magamit ang sariling atin, kundi makapangusap tayo sa lahat ng ating kababayan na huwag balewalain o bawasan ang halaga […]

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Keynote Speech of Senator Loren Legarda on the LGSF – Green Green Green Program Launch

July 11, 2024

Distinguished guests, officials, advocates, ladies and gentlemen, I am honored to join you today in launching an initiative that will transform our communities – the Local Government Support Fund’s Green Green Green Program. I extend my congratulations to the Department of Budget and Management for this initiative.
Today marks a renewal of a vision that prioritizes the improvement of public spaces, a vision embedded in the “Assistance to Cities” program.
Under the allocations to local government units in the Fiscal Year 2024 […]

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Message of Senator Loren Legarda at the 73rd University of Antique Commencement Exercises

July 10, 2024

Mayad nga adlaw kaninyo nga tanan!
Congratulations to the 2024 graduating batch of the University of Antique Colleges of Teacher Education, Industrial Technology, Computer Studies, and Engineering and Architecture. Today, we celebrate not only your individual achievements but, most importantly, the dedicated efforts of those who helped you along the way to receive your degrees today – your educators, your fellow students, and of course your families. With this year’s theme, “Towards a Premier University in Transforming Lives and Building Sustainable […]

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STATEMENT OF SENATOR LOREN LEGARDA ON LOSS AND DAMAGE FUND BOARD HOSTING OF THE PHILIPPINES

July 9, 2024

I am elated to receive the news that the Philippines has been unanimously selected to host the Loss and Damage Fund Board in a landmark decision made today in Songdo, Republic of Korea.

By its selection of the Philippines out of eight countries that made an official bid to host its meetings and official undertakings, the Board of the fund has allowed our country a great honor to support this important body of work which had taken several decades to build.

And […]

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