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 […]

MANIFESTATION OF SENATOR LOREN LEGARDA IN SUPPORT OF THE PRIVILEGE SPEECH OF SENATOR JUAN MIGUEL ZUBIRI ON ONLINE GAMBLING

Mr. President, distinguished colleagues:

I rise to express my full support for the privilege speech delivered by Senator Juan Miguel Zubiri on the urgent and disturbing issues surrounding online gambling operations in the country.

Online gambling, similar to other vices, has become so addictive and pervasive that it has begun to corrode the very fabric of our society. It affects not just individual players but entire families and communities. Ordinary Filipinos, many of whom are already struggling to make ends meet, are […]

Seconding Nomination by Senator Loren Legarda For Senator Vicente C. Sotto III as Senate President

Thank you, Mister Presiding officer. It is my honor to second the nomination of Senator Vicente C. Sotto III for the Senate Presidency.

A former Senate President and the most seasoned member of this Chamber, now in his fifth Senate term, Senator Sotto brings unmatched institutional memory and legislative experience, as well as a firm grasp of the discipline and decorum that this August institution demands. He understands both the weight of the Senate’s traditions and the demands of principled dissent—qualities […]