Legarda calls for stronger environmental accountability on World Environment Day

In celebration of World Environment Day today, four-term Senator Loren Legarda urges the government and the private sector to go beyond rhetoric and fully implement the country’s environmental laws while integrating ecological sustainability into all development plans.

Observed every June 5, World Environment Day serves as the United Nations’ principal platform for encouraging worldwide awareness and action for environmental protection. This year’s theme underscores the urgent need for global cooperation to address climate and biodiversity crises.

“As we mark World Environment Day, […]

Legarda welcomes Senate’s passage of Anini-y special holiday bill

Senator Loren Legarda welcomed the Senate’s passage, on third reading, a bill that declares August 5 as a special non-working holiday to commemorate the independence of Anini-y town in the province of Antique.

Legarda explained that having the celebration honors the town’s success.

“For the Municipality of Anini-y, self-identification is a declaration of strength that is anchored in heritage, and a shared vision to become a peaceful, thriving tourism hub with an empowered community, committed to sustainability, good governance, and inclusive growth,” […]

Legarda pushes for full implementation of food and agri laws, highlights community-driven solutions to hunger

In observance of World Hunger Day, Senator Loren Legarda renewed her urgent call to address hunger in the Philippines, anchored on empathy, sustainability, and the strength of local communities.

“Imagine families having to sleep through hunger simply because they have no choice. Food is a right, not a privilege,” Legarda stressed.

Despite the country’s agricultural abundance, hunger continues to afflict millions. A recent Social Weather Stations survey showed that one in four Filipino families, or about 7.5 million households, experienced involuntary hunger […]

Legarda: Literature must speak where silence is complicity

Senator Loren Legarda, the visionary and project principal behind the Philippines’ Guest of Honour role at the 2025 Frankfurt Book Fair, convened a dialogue in Manila on 27 May 2025 with concerned Filipino authors, publishers, and creatives calling for a boycott of the Fair in solidarity with the Palestinian people.

“The Philippines’ Guest of Honour role in the 2025 Frankfurt Book Fair will never come at the expense of our humanity or anyone’s right to dissent,” said Legarda.

“We are present precisely […]

Legarda: Let PH lead in ocean protection

Senator Loren Legarda urged Filipinos to lead the way in ocean protection and climate resilience ahead of the Third United Nations Ocean Conference (UNOC3) in Nice, France this June.

“We will demand that global ambition translates to tangible support for those who need it most: fisherfolk, coastal women, and indigenous communities,” Legarda said during her keynote address during ‘Daluyong ng Pagbabago: Adaptation and Resilience for Our Oceans’ forum at the University of the Philippines Visayas campus in Pandan, Antique on May […]