Legarda returns to the Senate, vows to combat the crippling consequences of the pandemic by focusing on livelihood, health, education, and the environment

June 27, 2022

Senator Loren Legarda is inaugurated as Senator of the Republic of the Philippines for the 4th time, capping a career in public service that spans more than two decades.  
“Today marks my 22nd year as your lawmaker. I stand honored and proud before you to accept my mandate once again, to be your Senator for the 4th time,” Legarda noted in her inaugural speech.
The fourth-term Senator recently ended her term as Congresswoman of the Lone District of Antique, having “served Antique […]

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For our world’s broken food systems, the war in Ukraine should be a wake-up call for regenerative agriculture systems

June 13, 2022

Four-term Senator Loren Legarda urges the nation, most especially government institutions, to seriously reflect on the moral duty to change the current food system.
“In an interconnected world, we are faced again with the negative implications of the war in Ukraine. Rising food and energy prices are bringing about food shortages. The conflict will have far-reaching consequences and trigger lasting crises, especially for food security, health, and even the environment,” Legarda said.
Legarda stressed the importance of providing necessary support for agriculture […]

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Legarda lauds adoption of House Resolution calling for Climate Justice

June 2, 2022

On the last day of session of the 18th Congress, the House of Representatives adopted a Resolution “Expressing the Sense of the House of Representatives for Climate Justice, Strengthened Implementation of the Philippines Climate Change and Environmental Sustainability Laws, and for the Developed Countries to Deliver on Their Commitments” which was authored by Deputy Speaker and Senator-elect Loren Legarda with Representatives Edgar M. Chatto and Sarah Jane I. Elago.
“Sana po ay patuloy nating bigyan ng ngipin, for effective and efficient […]

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LEGARDA LAUDS NEW ECONOMIC TEAM

May 30, 2022

Senator-elect Loren Legarda today (30 May 2022) welcomed the new economic team of President-elect Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. led by Central Bank Governor Benjamin Diokno as Secretary of Finance, BSP Monetary Board Member Felipe Medalla as Central Bank Chief, former budget Undersecretary Amenah Pangandaman as Secretary of Budget and Management, Arsenio Balisacan as Secretary of the National Economic Development Authority (NEDA) and former University of the Philippines President Alfredo Pascual as Secretary of Trade and Industry.
“The president could not have […]

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Loren Legarda returns to the Senate on her 4th term: much to do, many to help

May 18, 2022

The Commission on Elections (Comelec) today proclaimed Senator-elect Loren Legarda as winner in the May 2022 senatorial race, after once again garnering the second highest number of votes in the recent elections.  Based on the latest canvassing results of the poll body, she was elected by 24,264,969 Filipinos both here and abroad.
Legarda, who currently serves as the representative of the Lone District of Antique in the House of Representatives, will be serving her fourth term in the coming 19th Congress […]

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