Legarda affirms substance over titles, demands real funding for education laws at CHED’s 32nd anniversary

Senate President Pro Tempore Loren Legarda affirmed that advocacy, policies, and the work of public service go beyond titles or positions, stressing the need to resolve political differences and keep students at the heart of reforms.

She also made clear that education laws must be properly funded to avoid giving false hope, as she delivered her message of support during the Commission on Higher Education’s (CHED) 32nd Anniversary celebration on June 10, 2026 at the PICC Complex in Pasay City.

“Advocacy, policies, […]

Legarda brings climate action closer to home on World Environment Day

On World Environment Day 2026, Senate President Pro Tempore Loren Legarda turned the global observance toward a local reckoning: the everyday struggles of Filipino families living on the frontlines of climate change.

The four-term senator has witnessed the daily challenges of fisherfolk and farmers since her youth and early career as a broadcast journalist. Today, as the world rallies around climate action, she points to these lived experiences as the foundation of her work. Whether standing with communities rebuilding schools after […]

Legarda: A 12-Senator “quorum” cannot produce a valid election of Senate officers

“Avelino is not a shortcut to reorganize the Senate.” Senate President Pro Tempore and four-term Senator Loren Legarda emphasized that even if some invoke Avelino v. Cuenco to justify a 12-senator session, such reliance cannot validate the election or replacement of Senate officers by less than the vote required under the 1987 Constitution and the Rules of the Senate.

“A 12-senator session cannot be used to reorganize the Senate. The Constitution recognizes a 24-member Senate, and both quorum and the election […]

Legarda: Senate Takeover Unconstitutional

Senate President Pro Tempore and four-term Senator Loren Legarda raised serious constitutional concerns pointing out that no senator can validly act as Senate President on the strength of only twelve votes. Under Article VI, Section 16(1) of the 1987 Constitution, “The Senate shall elect its President by a majority vote of all its respective Members.” Since the Senate is composed of twenty-four Senators, that majority is thirteen. By the fact that the Senators present did not have thirteen votes, they […]

Legarda drives urgent education reforms to empower DepEd, modernize Adopt-a-School, and confront the literacy crisis at its roots

Senate President Pro Tempore Loren Legarda, Chairperson of the Senate Committee on Basic Education, led the push for reforms that will finally allow the optimization and rationalization of Schools Division Offices, modernization of the Adopt‑a‑School program to draw stronger private sector and community support, establishment of a national K to 3 framework to directly confront the country’s literacy crisis, and creation of a National Coordinating Council for Education to ensure alignment of policies and budgets across the education sector.

The Committee’s […]