Sponsorship Speech: Resolution Creating a Special Committee on the Rehabilitation of the Manila Central Post Office

May 31, 2023

Senate President Pro Tempore
LOREN LEGARDA
SPONSORSHIP SPEECH
Resolution Creating a Special Committee
on the Rehabilitation of
the Manila Central Post Office
31 May 2023
Mr. President, my dear colleagues of this august chamber,
During the late evening of 21 May 2023, a massive fire broke out at the historic Manila Central Post Office, resulting in the destruction of the iconic building and famous landmark in Manila. This caught the attention of every Filipino and left our hearts heavy and our […]

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Opening Statement: Subcommittee on PENCAS and Blue Economy hearing

May 29, 2023

OPENING STATEMENT
Senate President Pro Tempore
Loren B. Legarda
Subcommittee on Economic Affairs
Senator Padilla Room and via Cisco Webex
29 May 2023, 9:00 A.M.
THE HEARING OF THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC AFFAIRS, JOINT WITH THE COMMITTEES ON ENVIRONMENT, NATURAL RESOURCES AND CLIMATE CHANGE; AND FINANCE IS HEREBY CALLED TO ORDER.
Isang luntiang umaga po sa ating lahat!
I could say this is probably the best time to institute this commonsensical approach to managing our national patrimony, but the truly best time […]

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2023 National Geographical Indications Forum

May 25, 2023

Speech of Senate President Pro-Tempore Loren Legarda
2023 National Geographical Indications Forum
I would like to commend the good men and women of our Intellectual Property Office for finally coming out with rules and regulations for Geographical Indications, which are protected under the Trademarks section of the Intellectual Property Code of 1997. It was honor to be invited as the Keynote Speaker at the 2023 National Forum on Geographical Indications on May 22, 2023.
I have also had to work with the Department […]

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Joint Explanatory Statement of the Bicameral Conference Committee on the Disagreeing Provisions of Senate Bill No. 1841 and House Bill No. 5110

May 23, 2023

Committee on Culture and the Arts
JOINT EXPLANATORY STATEMENT OF THE BICAMERAL CONFERENCE COMMITTEE ON THE DISAGREEING PROVISIONS OF SENATE BILL NO. 1841 AND HOUSE BILL NO. 5110
23 May 2023
Our heritage is our most precious asset. It is our vital link, our irrefutable connection to the past, and the living form of the present. The passage through time of a work of art, the evolution of a historic structure, or the interpretation of practices or traditions are just some of the […]

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Language and Inclusion Summit

May 19, 2023

MESSAGE OF SEN. LOREN LEGARDA
“Fostering Multilingualism for Inclusion
in Education and Society”
Language and Inclusion Summit
Department of Education
May 19, 2023 
Manila Marriot Hotel, Pasay
Languages are the most powerful instruments for preserving and developing our tangible and intangible heritage, that is from no less than the United Nations. Promoting our mother tongues encourages linguistic diversity, multilingual education, and cultural awareness, and inspires understanding, tolerance, and dialogue. These benefits are shown in study after study across the […]

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