Message of Senator Loren | Pasasalamat sa Tourism Frontliners | Intramuros, Manila | September 24, 2025

Magandang umaga sa inyong lahat.

Allow me to thank Secretary Christina Garcia Frasco and the Department of Tourism for this invitation. It is fitting that we gather in Intramuros, where every stone tells a story and where history continues to shape how we live, work, and see ourselves as a people.

This year’s theme, “Tourism and Sustainable Transformation,” carries a timely message. Transformation requires clear values. It reminds us not to settle for tourism that is only profitable but to nurture one […]

Sponsorship Speech of Sen. Legarda | Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 6-Concurrent Resolution Granting Consent to Senate Majority Leader Juan Miguel “Migz” F. Zubiri to Accept the Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising Sun Conferred Upon Him by the Government of Japan

Mr. President and dear colleagues,

I rise today to sponsor Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 6, which I have the honor of introducing. As its author, I proudly express my support for Senate Majority Leader Juan Miguel “Migz” F. Zubiri in his acceptance of the Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising Sun, to be conferred by the Government of Japan.

The Order of the Rising Sun was first created in 1875 to recognize individuals who have made notable contributions to the […]

Co-sponsorship Speech of Sen. Legarda | Senate Proposed Resolution No. 125-Expressing the Sense of the Senate to Declare the Last Week of September of the Year and Every Year Thereafter as the National Family Week

Mr. President and dear colleagues,

I stand before you today to co-sponsor Senate Resolution No. 125, expressing the sense of the Senate to Declare the Last Week of September of this Year and every Year thereafter as the National Family Week.

According to the PSA’s 2020 census, out of 109 million Filipinos, 108.7 million live in households. This is equivalent to 9 out of 10 Filipinos living in households with their families.

However, the weight of economic pressures and the changing social landscape […]

Message of Senator Loren Legarda | Sulog: Filipino Architecture at the Crosscurrents

“He who does not know how to look back at where he came from will never find his way to his destination.” These words from our national hero, Jose Rizal, speak to us that if we fail to understand the currents that have taken us to where we are today, we can never get to where we are headed.

I believe architecture has a powerful story to tell, just as literature does. Years ago, I led the initiative of bringing back […]

Co-sponsorship Speech of Senator Legarda | Resolution Concurring to the BBNJ Agreement

Mr. President, esteemed colleagues:

The areas beyond national jurisdiction, or the High Seas, cover half of our planet’s surface and comprise two-thirds of the global ocean. These boundless waters are inseparably tied to the health of all seas, including our own coasts.

Once dismissed as barren, the High Seas are now recognized as one of the greatest reservoirs of biodiversity on Earth. They are a treasure trove of marine life, sustain livelihoods, secure our food supply, and anchor the balance of life […]