Second State of the District Address

June 28, 2023

2nd State of the District Address
Deputy Speaker Loren Legarda
Representative of the Lone District of Antique
Mayad nga adlaw sa akon mga kasimanwang Antiqueño!
Masaya akong makasama kayo sa araw na ito, bagama’t isinasagawa natin itong pangalawang State of the District Address online o virtually. Mahalaga ang buwan ng Oktubre para sa akin dahil sa birthday ng aking ina, si Bessie Gella Legarda, anak ni Carmen Gella na taga-Pandan, Antique, na sya namang anak ni Ariston Gella, na Representante ng Antique […]

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Eulogy for the late Senator Rodolfo Biazon

June 19, 2023

Senate President Pro Tempore
Loren Legarda
Eulogy for Senator Rodolfo Biazon
To be tasked to deliver a eulogy for a great luminary is such an honor. Today we pay tribute to the life and accomplishment of a great leader who has left an indelible mark from the field in his battle dress uniform to wearing his barong in the halls of the Senate. Senator Rodolfo “Pong” Biazon dedicated more than half of his life to fighting battles for our country.
His dedication […]

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Department of Trade and Industry’s International Trade Forum “Empowering Philippine Industries”

June 15, 2023

Message of Support of
SENATE PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE
LOREN LEGARDA
Department of Trade and Industry
International Trade Forum
“Empowering Philippine Industries”
Shangri-La The Fort, Taguig City
15 June 2023
The die is cast, the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) has been ratified and the DTI has submitted the plans required to meet the conditions contained in Senate Resolution No. 42.
I have always had faith in the skills, creativity, and innovativeness of the Filipino. That has never been the issue plaguing our country […]

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20th Asia Security Summit “Balancing Asia-Pacific Minilateralism and ASEAN Centrality”

June 9, 2023

Speech of
Senate President Pro Tempore
LOREN LEGARDA
IISS SHANGRI-LA DIALOGUE
20th Asia Security Summit
“Balancing Asia-Pacific Minilateralism
and ASEAN Centrality”
03 June 2023 | Shangri-La, Singapore
Excellencies, friends, ladies, and gentlemen,
Good morning! Thank you for the opportunity to speak at this prestigious event: the foremost security forum in Asia. It brings me back to my days as a student at the National Defense College of the Philippines for my Master in National Security Administration and my senate days as […]

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Sponsorship Speech: Resolution Creating a Special Committee on the Rehabilitation of the Manila Central Post Office

May 31, 2023

Senate President Pro Tempore
LOREN LEGARDA
SPONSORSHIP SPEECH
Resolution Creating a Special Committee
on the Rehabilitation of
the Manila Central Post Office
31 May 2023
Mr. President, my dear colleagues of this august chamber,
During the late evening of 21 May 2023, a massive fire broke out at the historic Manila Central Post Office, resulting in the destruction of the iconic building and famous landmark in Manila. This caught the attention of every Filipino and left our hearts heavy and our […]

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