MANIFESTATION OF SENATOR LOREN LEGARDA IN SUPPORT OF THE PRIVILEGE SPEECH OF SENATOR JUAN MIGUEL ZUBIRI ON ONLINE GAMBLING

Mr. President, distinguished colleagues:

I rise to express my full support for the privilege speech delivered by Senator Juan Miguel Zubiri on the urgent and disturbing issues surrounding online gambling operations in the country.

Online gambling, similar to other vices, has become so addictive and pervasive that it has begun to corrode the very fabric of our society. It affects not just individual players but entire families and communities. Ordinary Filipinos, many of whom are already struggling to make ends meet, are […]

Seconding Nomination by Senator Loren Legarda For Senator Vicente C. Sotto III as Senate President

Thank you, Mister Presiding officer. It is my honor to second the nomination of Senator Vicente C. Sotto III for the Senate Presidency.

A former Senate President and the most seasoned member of this Chamber, now in his fifth Senate term, Senator Sotto brings unmatched institutional memory and legislative experience, as well as a firm grasp of the discipline and decorum that this August institution demands. He understands both the weight of the Senate’s traditions and the demands of principled dissent—qualities […]

Speech of Senator Loren Legarda | Turnover of the Restored San Juan Nepomuceno Parish Church Anini-y, Antique | 17 July 2025

Mayad nga hapon sa tanan.

Before I speak of the restoration or lecture about history, I want to speak of something we all likely relate to.

To all the parents here today, to the lolo and lola who may be sitting quietly at the back: I ask that you bring your children to places like this. Tell them your stories. Tell them where you used to sit in church, what these walls meant to you as a child, or about the time […]

Speech of Senator Loren LegardaTurnover of the Restored Casa Tribunal de Patnongon | Patnongon, Antique | 17 July 2025 |9:00 AM

Mayad nga adlaw kaninyo nga tanan!

The old Casa Tribunal de Patnongon stood in ruins for decades. People passed by it every day without a second glance—no attention, no reverence—just another old structure slowly crumbling under the weight of time, as though it had already been lost.

But this was once the center of governance during both the Spanish and American colonial periods. And then it went on to witness the Japanese occupation and the brutalities of war, where many of our […]

Message of Senator Loren Legarda Opening of the Hibla ng Lahing Filipino Gallery: Paghabül sa Antique | Old Capitol Building, San Jose de Buenavista, Antique

How will you, as a Filipino, define culture? In this present world, I will not be surprised if many still see it as something static and ancient. But for me, culture is our lifeline.

Ang pagbibigay buhay sa kultura ay pagbibigay buhay sa bawat Pilipino. Dahil sa bawat sining at kultura na ating binibigyan ng halaga, may isang komunidad na nabibigyan ng pagkakakilanlan, ng kabuhayan, at ng dignidad.

I believe that when a community loses its culture, it also loses its soul. […]