DOCU-SERIES ON PH LANGUAGES

The National Commission for Culture and the Arts, in partnership with the Office of Senator Loren Legarda, features the main languages of the Philippines in a new cultural docu-series.
“Usapang Wika” is comprised of 10 episodes featuring the main languages of the Philippines — Ilokano, Cebuano, Hiligaynon, Kinaray-a, Waray, Pangasinan, Kapampangan, Tagalog, Bicolano, and Mernaw.
Each episode shall focus on the history, literary works, tradition, and the evolution of each language.
“Usapang Wika” will be hosted by Legarda, and is set to be […]

Legarda, NCCA launch docu-series on PH languages

Senator Loren Legarda is launching “UsapangWika,” a documentary featuring the country’s main languages in partnership with the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA).
Legarda will host the ten-part cultural documentary that will highlight the Ilokano, Cebuano, Hiligaynon and Kinaray-a, Waray, Pangasinan, Kapampangan, Tagalog, Bicolano, and Meranaw languages.

“Our languages are a vital part of our heritage and our identity as a nation, and we must preserve them as a sign of our respect for our history and culture. Through ‘UsapangWika’, […]

Sen. Legarda launches docu-series to highlight country’s native languages

The Philippines is well-known for its rich culture and history, as well as for its diverse languages that natives from various regions speak. Many of them are still spoken to this day, but many others are in danger of being forgotten and lost forever.
In order to educate more Filipinos about the importance of these languages, and prevent their possible extinction, Sen. Loren Legarda, in partnership with the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA), is set to launch Usapang Wika, a […]

‘He was the first’–Legarda reveals FVR first urged her to run for senator

“He was the first to bring forth the idea for me to run for the Senate, when I was 37 years old. I owe him much. The Filipino people mourn his passing.”
This is what Senator Loren Legarda, President Pro Tempore of the Senate, had to say about the passing of former President Fidel Ramos.
Ramos, who was 94-years-old when he passed, succumbed to complications wrought by Covid-19. He died on Sunday afternoon, July 31, at the Makati Medical Center where he’d […]

Newly signed creative industries law seen boosting PHL economy

SEN. Loren Legarda is banking on the timely enactment into law of the Philippine Creative Industries Development Act (PCIDA) to boost the economy.
As co-author of the new law, Legarda depicts RA 11904 as “a significant milestone for creative industries.”
She stressed that the PCIDA “recognizes and protects individuals” whose skills and ingenuity are being offered for the creative expression of the arts and “for helping the country achieve a stronger economy.”
Asserting, “The Philippine creative industry is appreciated and recognized globally,” Legarda […]