Award-winning documentary series ‘Dayaw’ airs on Bilyonaryo News Channel anew

The multi-awarded documentary series Dayaw, hosted by Senator Loren Legarda, returns to television this weekend on the Bilyonaryo News Channel (BNC), inviting viewers once more to rediscover the living traditions, ingenuity, and wisdom of indigenous Filipino communities.

BNC, the nation’s fastest-growing dedicated news network, will premiere Season 3 on Saturday, February 28, 5:30 pm, with replays every Sunday at the same time slot.

Each season features six 30-minute episodes that focus on championing cultural preservation and awareness of our cultural heritage through […]

Legarda bats for magna carta to secure pay, benefits, and rights of barangay health workers

Senator Loren Legarda renewed her call for the swift passage of the Magna Carta of Barangay Health Workers (BHWs), which seeks long-overdue recognition, protection, and dignity of BHWs.

During the Senate plenary session on February 25, Legarda co-sponsored the measure, pressing for stronger legal and financial support for BHWs, the frontliners of grassroots health care delivery across the country.

“I rise today to sponsor a measure that seeks to give long-overdue recognition, protection, and dignity to the individuals who form the most […]

Legarda seeks to improve K-3 to help fix education crisis

Senator Loren Legarda underscored the importance of passing Senate Bill No. 1853, otherwise known as the K to 3 Foundational Learning and Nurturing Care Act, as a concrete solution in helping solve the Philippine learning crisis.

According to Legarda, the State must strengthen the educational and developmental foundations of children from birth through Grade 3, as this is considered a critical period in learning and development of cognitive skills.

“When students fall behind in the early years, they face mounting difficulties in […]

Legarda moves to strengthen free college education law with equity reforms

Senator Loren Legarda, Co-Chair of the Second Congressional Commission on Education (EDCOM II), sponsored Senate Bill No. 1894 before the plenary on February 24 to strengthen Republic Act No. 10931 or the Universal Access to Quality Tertiary Education Act, introducing reforms to ensure equity, accountability, and sustained support for the poorest Filipino students.

“We are a nation that tells its children: Ang edukasyon ang pinakadakilang daan tungo sa pagkakapantay pantay,” Legarda said, underscoring that education must remain the country’s most powerful […]

Legarda pushes urgent defense reforms: DND transformation, AFP modernization, and veterans’ services in focus

Senator Loren Legarda, the first woman to chair the Senate Committee on National Defense and Security, Peace, Unification, and Reconciliation, convened a hearing on February 24 to drive urgent reforms in the country’s defense institutions.

“Times are changing, and our defense institutions must be able to keep pace. The threats we face today are no longer confined to land and sea, but now include cyber intrusions, disinformation operations, and other ‘gray zone’ tactics that test our cohesion and national resolve,” Legarda […]