Ending Online Sexual Exploitation of Children

March 14, 2018

LOREN LEGARDA: Privilege Speech – Ending Online Sexual Exploitation of Children from Senator Loren Legarda
 
Privilege Speech of Senator Legarda
Ending Online Sexual Exploitation of Children
14 March 2018 | Senate Session Hall
 
Mr. President, distinguished colleagues,
 
This is not the first time that I spoke in the halls of this august chamber about this issue that I wish to bring to everyone’s attention once again.
 
Today, on women’s month, I rise as a woman and as a mother, to […]

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Mensahe: Pagdiriwang ng Buwan ng Kababaihan 2018

March 12, 2018

Mensahe ni Senador Loren Legarda
Pagdiriwang ng Buwan ng Kababaihan 2018
12 Marso 2018 | San Jose, Occidental Mindoro
Ako po ay lubos na nagpapasalamat sa inyong pag-imbita sa akin upang makiisa sa importanteng pagdiriwang ito ng Buwan ng Kababaihan.
Ang papel na ginagampanan ng mga babae sa ating lipunan ay patuloy na nagbabago. Maraming kababaihan ngayon ang nabibigyan na ng pagkakataong makapag-aral at nagiging bahagi ng workforce, kung minsan pa ay gumagawa ng trabahong dati’y laan lang para sa mga lalaki.
Ngunit sabi nga […]

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Keynote Address: World Hearing Day Symposium

March 3, 2018

Keynote Address of Senator Loren Legarda
World Hearing Day Symposium
March 3, 2018 | Fairmont, Makati
Allow me first to extend my sincerest appreciation to the organizers of this event for inviting me in this very important and urgent gathering here today.
The great Helen Keller once said: “Blindness cuts us off from things, but deafness cuts us off from people.”
Dr. Mark Ross, an esteemed audiologist who is afflicted with hearing loss, also said: “When someone in the family has a hearing loss, the entire […]

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Speech: 43rd Representative Assembly of the Antique Public School Teachers’ Association Inc.

March 1, 2018

Speech of Senator Loren Legarda
43rd Representative Assembly of the Antique Public School Teachers’ Association Inc.
1 March 2018 | Merrace Resort, San Jose, Antique
First of all, I wish to salute our teachers, and also our non-teaching personnel, for their untiring service to inspire the youth and improve lives through learning.
The teaching profession is probably one of the hardest yet thankless jobs. Our teachers deserve to be recognized as heroes because you give more despite receiving less. Despite the limitations in the country’s […]

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