Legarda advocates for youth participation in Philippine culinary development

April 6, 2024

Senate President Pro Tempore Loren Legarda emphasized the role of Filipino youth in the continued development, preservation, and promotion of local cuisine.
Addressing attendees during the opening of the celebration of Filipino Food Month in Mabalacat, Pampanga, on Friday, Legarda said, “I do believe that it will be youth and the children who need to go back to their roots, rediscover our native and indigenous cuisine, revive local traditions, preserve food biodiversity, and bring back Filipino food onto our plates.”
Legarda seeks […]

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Legarda leads launch of UPLB Sculpture Garden

April 4, 2024

Senate President Pro Tempore Loren Legarda today led the launching of the University of the Philippines Los Baños (UPLB) Sculpture Garden, conceptualized and designed by Luis “Junyee” Yee, Jr., the country’s foremost installation artist.
“Sa mundong namamayagpag ang teknolohiya at modernisasyon, naniniwala akong ang sining at kultura ay siyang gabay natin upang mapanatiling makabuluhan at buhay ang ating identidad, kasaysayan, at kuwento ng ating lipunan,” Legarda said.
 
“Sa pamamagitan ng sining, malaya nating naihahayag ang ating kritikal na pag-iisip, at ang ating […]

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Launch of the UPLB Sculpture Garden

April 4, 2024

 
Maligayang pagbati sa inyong lahat!
 
Sa mundong namamayagpag ang teknolohiya at modernisasyon, naniniwala akong ang sining at kultura ay siyang gabay natin upang mapanatiling makabuluhan at buhay ang ating identidad, kasaysayan, at kwento ng ating lipunan.
 
Sa pamamagitan ng sining, malaya nating naihahayag ang ating kritikal na pag-iisip, at ang ating mga hangarin para sa kinabukasang mas maunlad, payapa at may pagkakapantay-pantay.
 
This belief is what led me to collaborate with my friend, Junyee, one of the pioneers of installation art in the […]

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An Afternoon with Senator Legarda

April 3, 2024

MESSAGE OF SENATE PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE LOREN LEGARDA
An Afternoon with Senator Legarda
Assumption College San Lorenzo Makati
3 April 2024| 1:30 P.M. | Pardo Hall, Henry Sy Building, Assumption College
It doesn’t feel like that long ago, but it is actually approaching half a century since I walked these halls as a student. I know that what we felt then, under the safety and nurturing of the sisters, is what you may be feeling now — a little hopeful, a […]

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