Manifestation of Sen. Loren Legarda on the Privilege Speech of Sen. Raffy Tulfo regarding Illegal Dredging | Senate of the Philippines | January 27, 2026

Mr. President, I rise to manifest my strong support for the privilege speech of Senator Raffy Tulfo on the continuing problem of illegal black sand mining. The issue raised involves serious environmental damage, the erosion of coastal protection, and the steady destruction of the livelihoods of small fisherfolk who depend on healthy nearshore ecosystems.

The removal of black sand from coastal and seabed areas destabilizes shorelines, accelerates erosion, and degrades fishing grounds that sustain coastal communities. Fishermen experience declining catches and […]

Privilege Speech of Senator Loren Legarda | Submission of EDCOM II Final Report and the National Education Plan | Senate of the Philippines | January 27, 2026

Mr. President, distinguished colleagues, partners in development, my fellow Filipinos:
Three years ago, we embarked on a journey to confront a crisis. Today, I stand before you to declare that we have reached a turning point.

I rise, alongside our colleagues Sen. Bam Aquino, Sen. Win Gatchalian, Sen. Joel Villanueva, Sen. Alan Peter Cayetano, to formally submit to the Senate the Commission’s Final Report, “Turning Point: A Decade of Necessary Reform,” and the National Education and Workforce Development Plan (NatPlan) 2026–2035.

While […]

Message of Senator Loren Legarda | Hinugyaw Festival City of Koronadal, South Cotabato | January 10, 2025

Maayong aga sa inyo tanan.

Thank you for welcoming me today. It is a blessing to begin the day with all of you in this beautiful City of Koronadal.

When the sun rises over Koronadal, it shines on hands already at work, on farmers who patiently tend the crops that will soon be on your tables, on small businesses who quietly keep the local economy, on teachers who open not just classrooms but possibilities, on public servants who choose to stay and […]

Senator Loren Legarda’s Manifestation on the Ratification of the Bicameral Conference Committee Report on the FY 2026 National Budget | December 29, 2025

Mr. President,

Yesterday, the twenty-eighth (28th) of December 2025, in my capacity as a member of the Senate, I voted in favor of the Bicameral Conference Committee Report, subject to certain reservations. My reservations arise from the National Government’s continued failure to remit PhilHealth’s actual legally mandated sin tax revenues from 2023 onward and statutory shares from PCSO and PAGCOR since 2019, undermining the Universal Health Care Act and delaying the transition to an institutionally guaranteed zero out-of-pocket care framework in […]

Mensahe ng Pakikiisa ni Senador Loren Legarda | Ika-150 Anibersaryo ng Kapanganakan ni Emilio Jacinto | Bantayog ni Emilio Jacinto, Himlayang Pilipino, Lungsod Quezon | 15 Disyembre 2025

Magandang umaga po sa inyong lahat!

Ngayong araw, ginugunita natin ang ikasandaan at limampung (150) anibersaryo ng kapanganakan ni Emilio Jacinto- isang kabataang ang talino, prinsipyo, at paninindigan ay naging haligi ng ating rebolusyon at patuloy na gabay ng ating bayan.

Si Jacinto, ang Utak ng Katipunan, ay hindi lamang naging intelektwal na lakas ng rebolusyon, sapagkat siya rin ang humubog sa pilosopiya na bumuo ng isang makatarungan at marangal na lipunan. Sa katunayan, si Jacinto ang naging konsensya nito. Sa kanyang […]