Speech of Senator Loren Legarda: 10th Anniversary of Manila Call to Action, 100 Days Leading to 2025 Oceans Conference

Her Excellency, Ambassador Marie Fontanel, esteemed guests, and dear partners in climate action:

Ten years ago, I stood beside French actress and climate advocate Marion Cotillard, holding a piece of paper that was meant to do the impossible: to make the world listen. It was the Manila Call to Action on Climate Change, a declaration led by Presidents Benigno Aquino III and François Hollande.

I remember that day vividly. The air was heavy with urgency, but also with hope. Behind my voice […]

Keynote Address of Senator Loren Legarda: Cultural Thoughts and Trajectories

Excellencies, distinguished guests, ladies and gentlemen: magandang araw sa inyong lahat.

Two thousand years ago, in the highlands of pre-colonial Philippines, a child stood at the edge of a terrace, his toes curled over the ledge. Below him, his grandfather waded knee-deep in the paddies, tending to a vast staircase of earth, mud walls carved with precision, rising along the mountain’s natural contours to altitudes and inclines unmatched anywhere else in the world.

The child does not yet understand what he is […]

Message of Senator Loren Legarda Launch of Cordillera Heritage Workbook

Naimbag nga bigat kanyayo amin!

My warmest congratulations go to Ifugao State University on the launch of the Cordillera Heritage Workbook. Today’s event is a decisive act of cultural preservation and empowerment, reinforcing the continuity of the Cordillera’s rich heritage.

As a four-term Senator, I have championed laws that not merely narrate the story of the Filipino people but honor their depth, diversity, and dignity. Through the Integrated History Act of 2016, we mandated the inclusion of the rich histories of Muslim […]

Co-Sponsorship Speech of Senator Loren Legarda CR -514: Report on the Privilege Speech of Sen. Hontiveros on Human Trafficking

Mr. President, esteemed colleagues,

Let it be clear and firmly placed on the record: this inquiry has never been solely about one individual. It is about an extensive web of deceit—a network of human trafficking, money laundering, document falsification, corruption, owning hectares of our lands by aliens for criminal activities, and other illegal operations. The fraudulent acquisition of legitimate government documents by aliens carries grave and far-reaching consequences. It facilitates crimes such as human trafficking and identity theft, inflicting direct harm […]

Co-sponsorship speech of Senator Loren Legarda on Committee Report no. 499 on House Bill No. 7005 or the Araw ng Anini-y

Thank you, Mr. President.

It is with pride that I co-sponsor “An Act Declaring August 5 of Every Year a Special Non-Working Holiday in the Municipality of Anini-y, Province of Antique”.

Mr. President, during the previous Congress, while serving as Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, I had the privilege of filing this bill to honor the vibrant history and heritage of my kasimanwa in Antique. In this Congress, alongside Representative Antonio Agapito “AA” Legarda Jr. and Representative Felimon Espares, and […]