January 4, 2023
Message of Senate President Pro Tempore Loren Legarda
Panunumpa ni Victorino Mapa Manalo
Ika-14 na Tagapangulo ng Pambansang Komisyon para sa Kultura at mga Sining
Ballroom ng Tanghalang Metropolitan, Ermita, Lungsod ng Maynila
December 29, 2022 | 10:00 AM
Warmest greetings to the ladies and gentlemen of the National Commission for Culture and the Arts, especially to its outgoing Chairperson Rene Escalante and incoming Chairperson Ino Manalo. It is an honor to be with you today as a guest of this prestigious Commission, which continues […]
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November 21, 2022
Co-Sponsorship Speech of Senate President Pro Tempore Loren Legarda
Senate Bill No. 1410 under Committee Report No. 8
AN ACT DECLARING THE FIRST DAY OF FEBRUARY OF EVERY YEAR AS NATIONAL HIJAB DAY
Session Hall, Senate of the Philippines
21 November 2022
Mr. President, my dear colleagues, it is my honor to co-sponsor Senate Bill No. 1410, also known as “An Act Declaring the First Day of February of Every Year as National Hijab Day”.
The Philippines is home to numerous religious affiliations. […]
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November 8, 2022
Co-Sponsorship Speech of
Senate President Pro Tempore Loren Legarda
House Bill No. 4488 under Committee Report No. 10
AN ACT APPROPRIATING FUNDS FOR THE OPERATION OF THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES FROM JANUARY ONE TO DECEMBER THIRTY-ONE, TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY-THREE
08 November 2022
President, my dear colleagues, I respectfully request my fellow Senators’ consideration of the 2023 budgets of the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA), the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE), which includes Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA).
The […]
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October 6, 2022
Message of Senator Loren Legarda
Invitation of H.E. Michéle Boccoz, French Ambassador to the Philippines and Micronesia:
Following Up President Macron & President Marcos Conversation in New York
6 October 2022
Bon après-midi Madam Ambassador Michéle Boccoz! Good afternoon!
It is an honor to be here, as we recognize our countries’ continued partnership in the areas of climate change and sustainable development. Indeed, France and the Philippines have always been partners in climate action. I remember back in 2015 when former French […]
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September 30, 2022
OPENING STATEMENT OF SENATOR LOREN LEGARDA
Committee on Finance, Sub-Committee “G”
Briefing by the Department of Foreign Affairs
Senator C.M. Recto Room and via Cisco Webex
30 September 2022
Our sincerest gratitude to the DFA. At the height of the pandemic, the Department worked tirelessly to ensure the safe return of our kababayans and with a vow to “leave no one behind,” the DFA repatriated over 461,263 Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) from all around the world. We applaud, of course, the Department’s […]
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