June 19, 2019
Message of Senator Loren Legarda
National Day Reception
19 June 2019 | Philippine Embassy in Berlin
As the Embassy commemorates the 121st anniversary of the proclamation of Philippine Independence on this day when we also celebrate the birth anniversary of Dr. Jose Rizal, we might as well highlight our National Hero who was instrumental in achieving Philippine sovereignty.
Dr. Jose Rizal was an unparalleled visionary whose thoughts and actions greatly influenced the country’s social and political landscape. The progress and freedom that […]
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June 17, 2019
Message of Senator Loren Legarda
Inauguration of the New Chancery of the
Philippine Consulate General in Frankfurt, Germany
17 June 2019
Foremost, I wish to greet all our kababayans a Happy Independence Day. It has been 121 years since the declaration of Philippine Independence and I hope all of us will continue to be inspired by the courage and love of country that our heroes and forefathers have demonstrated in order to claim our nation’s sovereignty.
I also wish to greet the […]
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June 7, 2019
Acceptance Message of Senator Loren Legarda
Award of Distinction by the European Union
7 June 2019 | Makati City
Excellencies,
Distinguished guests,
Ladies and gentlemen,
I am deeply grateful and honored to be given the Award of Distinction by the European Union.
I share this recognition with my colleagues in the Senate of the 17th Congress who supported me as Chair of the Committee on Foreign Relations and unanimously voted for the ratification of the Framework Agreement on Partnership and Cooperation Between the Philippines and the […]
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June 4, 2019
Valedictory Speech of Senator Loren Legarda
4 June 2019 | Senate of the Philippines
In 1998, I received my first mandate from the Filipino people as Senator of the Republic. By the end of this month, I will have completed my third term, for a total of 18 years in the Senate. It will be a coming-of-age.
My two decades of work as a journalist prepared me for the Senate, and my three terms in the Senate readied me for public service in […]
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May 28, 2019
Sponsorship Speech on the
“Agreement Between the Government of the Republic of the Philippines and the Government of the Republic of Indonesia Concerning the Delimitation of the Exclusive Economic Zone Boundary”
SEN. LOREN LEGARDA
Chair, Committee on Foreign Relations
Senate of the Philippines
Mr. President, distinguished colleagues:
I have the honor to sponsor the concurrence by this august body to the “Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Philippines and the Government of the Republic of Indonesia Concerning the Delimitation of the Exclusive Economic Zone […]
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