Legarda welcomes SC ruling restoring PhilHealth funds, presses transparency, stronger health financing

Senator Loren Legarda today welcomed the Supreme Court’s decision directing the government to return the ₱60 billion earlier transferred from the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) back to the agency through the 2026 General Appropriations Act (GAA). The High Court likewise prohibited any further transfer of the remaining ₱29.9 billion, making the ruling immediately executory.

“This decision is correct and consistent with what we have long fought for—PhilHealth’s funds must remain with PhilHealth. These subsidies exist to protect the Filipino people, […]

Legarda stresses full enforcement of Newborn Screening, PhilHealth coverage, PWD welfare laws

Senator Loren Legarda called on government agencies to fully enforce landmark health and welfare measures she authored, stressing their vital role in safeguarding the rights of Filipinos from birth to adulthood.

Speaking in plenary on December 3, Legarda responded to Senator Raffy Tulfo’s privilege speech on health programs and disability services, reinforcing the call through her own legislative initiatives.

“Ito po ang pagsusuri sa sanggol kaagad pagkapanganak, ang Newborn Screening. Malaking tulong po ito dahil maaga nating natutukoy kung may kapansanan o […]

Legarda commends Batangas State University for winning World Championship at WRO Singapore 2025

Senator Loren Legarda, Chairperson of the Senate Committee on Higher, Technical, and Vocational Education, lauded Batangas State University for bringing pride to the Philippines after winning the World Championship at the World Robot Olympiad (WRO) Singapore 2025 International Finals held from November 26 to 28, 2025 at the Sands Expo and Convention Centre, Manila Bay Sands

BatStateU’s Team Scarlet-Verdant BSU clinched 1st Place in the highly competitive RoboSports – Double Tennis category, besting 56 international teams from across the globe. The […]

Legarda calls for action: ‘Drainage hanapin, drainage linisin’

With one month to go before the year ends, Senator Loren Legarda urged all barangays nationwide to launch a year-end “drainage hanapin, drainage linisin” drive, calling on communities to locate and clean their drainage systems to prevent flooding, mosquito-borne illnesses, and water contamination in communities.

“This is a gift of safety for our families and a gift of care for nature. Drainage hanapin, drainage linisin: let this be our collective offering as we close 2025,” she declared.

Legarda cited data from the […]

Legarda pushes for stronger AFP support: Quick Response Fund, transparent remittances

Senator Loren Legarda, in her interpellation of the proposed 2026 budget of the Department of National Defense (DND), pressed for stronger support to the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) through the restoration of a Quick Response Fund (QRF) and greater transparency in remittances from the Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA).

Legarda, in 2018, pushed for and secured a ₱750 million Quick Response Fund for the Armed Forces of the Philippines under the General Appropriations Act.

“This fund supported rescue operations, […]