Senator Loren Legarda’s Statement on the 2024 World Risk Report

The 2024 World Risk Report by the Institute for International Law of Peace and Armed Conflict at Ruhr University Bochum and the Bündnis Entwicklung Hilft reveals a distressing reality: the Philippines has the highest World Risk Index (WRI) among 193 countries for the third consecutive year. With a WRI of 46.86, we are again at the top of the list.
We have long understood that the Philippines grapples with a daunting challenge due to our geographical location. With our location in […]

Pahayag ni Senador Loren Legarda ukol sa pagkakaaresto ni Guo Hua Ping na kilala rin bilang Alice Guo

Ang balitang pagkakahuli sa Indonesia kay Guo Hua Ping o mas kilala bilang Alice Guo ay isang mahalagang hakbang sa ating patuloy na pagsugpo sa mga katiwaliang kanyang kinasasangkutan. Ang kanyang pagtakas at pagtatago mula sa kanyang mga pananagutan dito sa Pilipinas ay malinaw na nagpapakita ng tahasang pag-iwas sa hustisya.
Patuloy nating tututukan ang takbo ng imbestigasyon upang matiyak na masusing matalakay at mabigyang linaw ang bawat aspeto ng kasong ito. Kailangang maisaalang-alang ang buong kwento ng katiwalian, malaman ang […]

Senator Loren Legarda on Proclamation No. 678 Declaring September 3 as a Day of National Mourning over the Passing of MB Federico Caballero

We thank President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. for declaring a day of national mourning over the passing of Manlilikha ng Bayan Federico Caballero.
Caballero, affectionately called “Nong Pedring,” recently passed away at the age of 88, leaving us an indelible legacy in the preservation of Filipino heritage.
Nong Pedring kept the “Sugidanon,” or the epic tales of Central Panay, alive and vibrant by faithfully chanting them in the Kinaray-a language, ensuring that the rich oral traditions of his people are passed down to […]

Statement of Senator Loren Legarda on the recent incident at the West Philippine Sea

We strongly condemn the recent actions of the Chinese Coast Guard against the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) vessel BRP Datu Sanday (MMOV 3302) while operating from Hasa-Hasa Shoal to Escoda Shoal.
The Hasa-Hasa (Half-Moon) Shoal and Escoda (Sabina) Shoal are both legally and rightfully within the Philippines’ 200-nautical mile exclusive economic zone (EEZ) under the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS). The resupply mission of BRP Datu Sanday is entirely legitimate and well […]

Statement of Senator Loren Legarda on Mpox

I urge the Filipino public to take the threat of Mpox seriously. Even though it is a much different threat than COVID-19 and was said to be a mild variant of the virus according to the Department of Health (DOH), we must remain vigilant so that we will avoid another round of lockdowns.

We have already learned a lot from the pandemic, and I hope we remember how to avoid highly communicable diseases through social distancing, wearing of face masks, and […]