Legarda calls on DENR, SUCs to maximize dipterocarp mast year by widespread propagation

September 5, 2023

Senate President Pro Tempore Loren Legarda called for the mobilization of the youth to gather and propagate dipterocarps this year.
Dipterocarps are the towering giants of the rainforest in the lowlands, which include yakal, lawaan, bagtikan, narig and all the other trees whose seeds have wings that chopper down when falling from the tree. They are the emergent trees and serve as habitat for our most important flora and fauna, hosting nests of many of our important biodiversity including the Philippine […]

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Message: Philippine Creative Industries Month

September 3, 2023

Message of Support
SENATE PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE LOREN LEGARDA
Philippine Creative Industries Month (PCIM)
3 September 2023
Manila Metropolitan Theater
I extend my support to the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) and the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) as they unite to organize the launching of the Philippine Creative Industries Month (PCIM) today.
This event aims to commemorate the historic passage of the Philippine Creative Industries Act, which I had proudly authored. This landmark legislation reflects our steadfast […]

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Mensahe: Paghawi ng Panandang Kasaysayan sa Simbahan ng Baliwag, Bulacan

August 28, 2023

MENSAHE NI SEN. LOREN LEGARDA
PARA SA PAGHAWI NG PANANDANG
KASAYSAYAN SA SIMBAHAN NG
BALIWAG, BULACAN
28 Agosto 2023 | 3:30 ng hapon
 
Magandang hapon po sa inyong lahat!
Nagagalak po akong makapiling kayong lahat ngayong hapon, sa okasyon ng pagpasinaya sa historical marker na ipinagkaloob ng Pambansang Komisyong Pangkasaysayan ng Pilipinas sa parokya ng Simbahan ng San Agustin dito sa Baliwag, Bulacan.
Kasabay ng ating pagdiriwang ng kapistahan ni San Agustin ang makasaysayang okasyong ito. Naniniwala akong paalala ito para […]

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PAGHAWI NG PANANDANG KASAYSAYAN SA SIMBAHAN NG BALIWAG, BULACAN

August 28, 2023

Magandang hapon po sa inyong lahat!
Nagagalak po akong makapiling kayong lahat ngayong hapon, sa okasyon ng pagpasinaya sa historical marker na ipinagkaloob ng Pambansang Komisyong Pangkasaysayan ng Pilipinas sa parokya ng Simbahan ng San Agustin dito sa Baliwag, Bulacan.
Kasabay ng ating pagdiriwang ng kapistahan ni San Agustin ang makasaysayang okasyong ito. Naniniwala akong paalala ito para sa ating lahat ukol sa kahalagahan ng pangangalaga sa ating mga pamanang natural at kultural, o ang tinatawag nating natural at cultural heritage.
Ang marker […]

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Legarda lauds enactment of OTOP law, says passage reaffirms role of MSMEs as PH economic growth drivers

August 25, 2023

Senate President Pro Tempore Loren Legarda lauded the recent passage of Republic Act No. 11960 or the One Town, One Product (OTOP) Philippines Act, which recognizes the crucial role of micro, small, and medium Enterprises (MSME) as essential drivers of economic growth in the Philippines.
As principal author and co-sponsor of the bill, which was first introduced in 2002, Legarda stressed this move as a monumental milestone for the MSME sector, which is considered one of the backbones of the Philippine […]

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