12/06/2025
In celebration of the Philippines' 127th Independence Day, Senator Loren Legarda emphasized that freedom is not merely a commemoration of history but a daily commitment to principles that safeguard the environment, uplift education, preserve culture, and ensure social equity.
"Sa kalayaan, kabilang ang pagprotekta sa kalikasan. Ang Pilipinas ay isa sa mga bansang labis na humaharap sa panganib ng sakuna at ng lumalalang krisis sa klima," Legarda said in her keynote address at the Pamintuan Mansion in Angeles City, Pampanga, where she led the flag-raising ceremony.
"Bawat bagyo at pagbaha ay paalala na bahagi ng ating laban para sa kalayaan ang pangangalaga sa kalikasang tahanan nating lahat,” she added.
Since being first elected as a senator in 1998, Legarda has pushed for the passage of significant environmental laws. Among these are the Ecological Solid Waste Management Act, Clean Water Act, Clean Air Act, Climate Change Act, People’s Survival Fund, and the Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Act.
The four-term senator also pushed for an agenda focused on independence from illiteracy and poverty.
"Tiniyak nating ang bawat batang Pilipino ay mabibigyan ng tamang alaga, nutrisyon, at edukasyon sa kanilang mga unang taon ng paghubog, panahon kung kailan nahuhulma ang pag-iisip, asal, at kakayahan ng isang bata, at kung kailan dapat nagsisimula ang pagkalinga ng estado," Legarda said of the recently passed Early Childhood Care and Development System Act.
In celebration of the Philippines' 127th Independence Day, Senator Loren Legarda emphasized that freedom is not merely a commemoration of history but a daily commitment to principles that safeguard the environment, uplift education, preserve culture, and ensure social equity.
"Sa kalayaan, kabilang ang pagprotekta sa kalikasan. Ang Pilipinas ay isa sa mga bansang labis na humaharap sa panganib ng sakuna at ng lumalalang krisis sa klima," Legarda said in her keynote address at the Pamintuan Mansion in Angeles City, Pampanga, where she led the flag-raising ceremony.
"Bawat bagyo at pagbaha ay paalala na bahagi ng ating laban para sa kalayaan ang pangangalaga sa kalikasang tahanan nating lahat,” she added.
Since being first elected as a senator in 1998, Legarda has pushed for the passage of significant environmental laws. Among these are the Ecological Solid Waste Management Act, Clean Water Act, Clean Air Act, Climate Change Act, People’s Survival Fund, and the Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Act.
The four-term senator also pushed for an agenda focused on independence from illiteracy and poverty.
"Tiniyak nating ang bawat batang Pilipino ay mabibigyan ng tamang alaga, nutrisyon, at edukasyon sa kanilang mga unang taon ng paghubog, panahon kung kailan nahuhulma ang pag-iisip, asal, at kakayahan ng isang bata, at kung kailan dapat nagsisimula ang pagkalinga ng estado," Legarda said of the recently passed Early Childhood Care and Development System Act.
