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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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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April 27, 2022
Recognizing the significance of culture and tourism in empowering micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs), showcasing local products and promoting the province as a premier ecotourism destination, three-term Senator and senatorial candidate Loren Legarda continues to invest invaluable support in culture-based livelihood and protection of natural wonders all over the province.
Legarda’s longtime advocacy was top of mind when she launched the Antique Trade and Tourism Fair in the newly restored Old Capitol Building, an event that was held in coordination […]
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April 22, 2022
“We should not simply appreciate our planet and all life in it. We have to protect it, we have to fight for it, and as this year’s theme tells us, we have to invest in it,” said three-term Senator and now Senatorial candidate Loren Legarda in observance of this year’s Earth Day celebration with the global theme, “Invest in our Planet”.
Legarda made the statement as she led the “Pagyabong 2022: Enrichment Tree Planting Activity” of Philippine native tree species, organized […]
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April 21, 2022
Three-term senator and current senatorial candidate Loren Legarda has called for the resumption of the peace negotiations between the Government of the Republic of the Philippines (GRP) and the National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP).
Legarda, a veteran of humanitarian and peace missions, stated that one of the important components of the peace talks is the Comprehensive Agreement on Social and Economic Reforms (CASER), a proposed joint agreement between the GRP and the NDFP, which contains “concrete and doable steps […]
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