January 23, 2023
Privilege Speech
SENATOR LOREN LEGARDA
Senate President Pro Tempore
Senate of the Philippines
State of Climate Action: The Philippine Scenario
Mr. President, distinguished colleagues:
The Philippines is now the country with the highest disaster risk in the world.
The World Risk Report 2022 assessed the level of exposure, susceptibility, and lack of coping and adaptive capacities of countries from disaster and climate risks and hazards and we came out as the most vulnerable.
This is no longer new to us. Year after year, we’ve […]
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January 18, 2023
Acceptance Speech of Senate President Pro Tempore Loren Legarda
January 18, 2023
Residence of the Italian Ambassador
Good evening, ladies and gentlemen. Buona sera a tutti.
It is immensely an honor to receive the prestigious Order of Merit from the Italian Republic. I am extremely grateful to the Italian Republic, President Sergio Mattarella, to my good friend Senator Pier Ferdinando Casini, and to His Excellency Marco Clemente, and everyone else involved with this recognition.
The Philippine and Italian partnership and cooperation are essential to our […]
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January 10, 2023
OPENING STATEMENT
Senate President Pro Tempore Loren B. Legarda
Committee on Culture and the Arts
Senator G.T. Pecson Room and via Cisco Webex
10 January 2023, 10:30 A.M.
Isang luntiang umaga po sa ating lahat!
Kulturang Pilipino – isang konsepto na paulit-ulit na hinuhubog at binubuo; isang aspeto ng ating pagkakakilanlan na buhay at ating inaalagaan.
Sa kabila ng pagkakaiba-iba ng ating relihiyon, kasarian, etnisidad, at uring panlipunan, naniniwala ako na mayroon tayong karaniwang istorya na nagpapahiwatig kung sino tayo bilang tao, at bilang nasyon.
I believe that […]
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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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