LEGARDA PUSHES FOR BILL PROVIDING COMPUTER TABLETS FOR PUBLIC SCHOOL STUDENTS

July 6, 2022

Senator Loren Legarda underscored the importance of providing quality education for all Filipino students and helping them cope with the challenges brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic as she filed Senate Bill No. 1 or the “One Tablet, One Student Act of 2022”.
The proposed measure aims to give each elementary and secondary level student in public schools, as well as those enrolled in State Universities and Colleges (SUCs), a tablet to help them adapt to the online learning system being […]

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LEGARDA FILES FIRST 10 PROPOSED BILLS IN 19TH CONGRESS

July 4, 2022

Senator Loren Legarda has filed her first ten (10) proposed legislative measures in the 19th Congress today.
Having served as a senator for 18 years, she was the first to file among the 24 incumbent and newly-elected senators in accordance with the principle of seniority in the Senate.
“We just filed the first batch of our priority bills today, which are mostly zeroed in on the edification of the country’s education and livelihood system. We prioritized these measures as we believe they […]

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LEGARDA THANKS COLLEAGUES AS SHE ENDS TERM AS ANTIQUE REP; VOWS TO CONTINUE CRAFTING POLICIES IN SENATE TO HELP IMPROVE LIVES OF FILIPINOS

June 30, 2022

On her last day as Representative of the Lone District of Antique, Deputy Speaker Loren Legarda expressed her pleasure in serving the Filipino people as a member of the House of Representatives over the past three years.
“I am grateful to have served the Filipino people, most especially my fellow Antiqueños, alongside my honorable and hardworking colleagues whose hearts I have witnessed to care for visions of the best for our countrymen and empowering our people,” she said.
During her stint at […]

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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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