Legarda: Basic Education Voucher Law to ease classroom congestion, support student well‑being, and strengthen public–private school complementarity

As overcrowded classrooms continue to strain learning, limit student focus, and make quality instruction more difficult, the Basic Education Voucher Program Act, approved by the bicameral conference committee, aims to expand school choices and give more Filipino learners access to better learning environments.

Four-term Senator Loren Legarda, co-author and co-sponsor of the Basic Education Voucher Program Act, welcomed the bicameral approval of the reconciled version of Senate Bill No. 1981 and House Bill No. 4744, which seeks to amend Republic Act […]

Legarda on MSME Day: ‘Hindi lang negosyo, dito nagsisimula ang pangarap na nagiging hanapbuhay’

Senator Loren Legarda joined the nation in celebrating Micro, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (MSME) Day on June 27, affirming the role of small businesses as the everyday lifeblood of Filipino communities. She shared that MSMEs are more than enterprises; they are living stories of perseverance and hope, carrying with them the dreams that grow into livelihoods for countless families.

“Hindi lang negosyo ang MSMEs, dito nagsisimula ang pangarap na nagiging hanapbuhay. Kapag may maliit na tindahan, may pamilyang umaasa. Kapag may […]

Legarda, Gella descendant, supports lecture and exhibit marking 170th birth anniversary of Vicente Rendon Gella

Senator Loren Legarda joined her kasimanwa today in opening an exhibit on the life and legacy of Vicente Rendon Gella, her great grand uncle, the educator, lawyer, judge, and former governor of Antique, whose 170th birth anniversary falls this year.

Held at the Old Session Hall of the Antique Old Capitol, the exhibit traces Gella’s lifelong commitment to education, the roads and communities he built as governor, and his friendship with Dr. Jose Rizal during their student years in Manila. It […]

Legarda: Beyond games and social media, youth violence demands deeper answers

Amid national mourning over the tragic shooting at San Jose National High School in Tacloban City, Senator Loren Legarda urged the public to look beyond simple explanations and treat the tragedy as a warning about deeper and interconnected challenges facing Filipino children and youth today.

Legarda said the Tacloban tragedy should be seen as a symptom of broader issues affecting Filipino youth, not as an incident that can be explained by one factor alone.

“Social media and online games may be part […]

Legarda in Wilhelmsfeld: Rizal’s vision remains ours to build

WILHELMSFELD, GERMANY – Speaking from Wilhelmsfeld, where José Rizal once longed for home and completed the novel that awakened a nation’s thirst for independence and self-determination, Senator Loren Legarda called on Filipinos to carry forward the national hero’s unfinished vision of freedom and dignity.

At Rizal Park during the commemoration of Rizal’s 165th Birth Anniversary, Legarda said Rizal should be remembered not as a figure of mourning, but as a living force whose ideals of freedom, dignity continue to guide the […]