Keynote Address of Senator Loren Legarda | DFA Ocean Talk | Key Takeaways of the Philippines from the 2025 United Nations Ocean Conference (UNOC3) | 13 August 2025

For Filipinos, the ocean is the soul of our archipelago. It sustains our communities, shapes our culture and our way of life, and anchors the livelihoods of 2.24 million of our people. Each year, it contributes ₱787 billion to our economy, yet its true worth is beyond measure, for it is life itself.

That life is now under severe threat. By 2040, sea-level rise could displace 150,000 Filipinos, inflicting losses exceeding ₱18 billion. Each year, over four million metric tons of […]

Senator Loren Legarda’s Co-Sponsorship Speech on the Concurrent Resolution Strengthening the National Budget Process by Adopting and Enforcing Transparency and Accountability Measures to Ensure Public Access to Information and Allow Public Participation in the Deliberations of the 2026 General Appropriations Act | August 12, 2025

Mr. President, distinguished colleagues,

I rise today in support of this concurrent resolution, which seeks to make the 2026 General Appropriations Act truly reflective of the people’s will by ensuring public access to budget-related documents that promote transparency.

The Senate’s work to make our budget process more transparent and accountable should not end with this concurrent resolution alone. This is not a panacea to the deeper problems that have long affected the way we craft and approve our national budget. It is […]

Senator Loren Legarda’s Explanation of Vote on the Motion to Transfer the Articles of Impeachment Against Vice President Sara Duterte to the Archives | August 6, 2025

Mr. President, distinguished colleagues:

The Supreme Court has ruled with clarity. It declared the impeachment complaint not only constitutionally barred, but void from the beginning, and further held that the Senate did not acquire jurisdiction over the matter. This Decision, by express pronouncement, is immediately executory.

We, in the Senate, are stewards of the Constitution and the rule of law. Our fidelity must be strongest precisely when institutions are under strain or pressure. To proceed as though the ruling were uncertain or […]

Privilege Speech of Senator Loren Legarda on Climate Change | August 5, 2025

Mr. President, I rise on a matter of personal and collective privilege.

Tatlumpu’t walo. Hindi bababa sa bilang na ito ang mga buhay na nawala at hindi na maibabalik. Sa loob lamang ng dalawang linggo, tatlong bagyo—Crising, Dante, at Emong—ang sunod-sunod na nanalasa sa ating bansa. Walang pahingang bumulusok ang ulan, humagupit ang hangin, at inanod ang mga tahanan, kabuhayan, at pangarap.

Mahigit walong milyong Pilipino ang naapektuhan. Limampu’t limang libong tahanan ang nasira. At halos labintatlong bilyong piso na halaga ng […]

Talumpati ni Senador Loren Legarda | Ika-127 Anibersaryo ng Araw ng Paglalathala at Pagtatanyag ng Kasarinlan ng Pilipinas | 1 Agosto 2025

Sa tuwing sinasambit natin ang salitang kalayaan, marahil ay sumisiklab sa ating isipan ang larawan ng ating watawat—iwinawagayway sa hangin, sagisag ng isang bayang bumangon mula sa pananakop.

Kasabay nito ang sigaw na “Malaya ang Pilipinas!”, isang tagumpay na isinilang sa tapang at pagkakaisa ng sambayanang Pilipino, na humantong sa pagproklama ni Pangulong Emilio Aguinaldo ng ating kasarinlan noong ikalabindalawa ng Hunyo, labinsiyam na daan at siyamnapu’t walo.

Sa araw na iyon, unang umalingawngaw ang himig ng ating pambansang himno, kasabay ng […]