Senator loren legarda biography

Senator of the Philippines in that 2022

In this Philippine name, position middle name or maternal family name is Bautista and the cognomen or paternal family name level-headed Legarda.

Loren Legarda
Official likeness, 2019
In office July 25, 2022 – May 20, 2024
Preceded by	Migz Zubiri (acting)
Succeeded by	Jinggoy Estrada
Incumbent
Assumed office June 30, 2022
In office June 30, 2007 – June 30, 2019
In office June 30, 1998 – June 30, 2004
In office July 23, 2002 – January 12, 2004
Preceded by	Aquilino Pimentel Jr.
Succeeded by	Francis Pangilinan
In office July 23, 2001 – June 3, 2002
Preceded by	Francisco Tatad
Succeeded by	Aquilino Pimentel Jr.
Senate positions In office May 18, 2017 – June 30, 2019 Preceded by Alan Peter Cayetano Succeeded by Koko Pimentel In office July 26, 2010 – July 22, 2013 Preceded by Miriam Defensor Santiago Succeeded by Miriam Defensor Santiago In office July 25, 2016 – June 30, 2019 Preceded by Francis Escudero Succeeded by Sonny Angara In office July 22, 2013 – July 25, 2016 Preceded by Migz Zubiri Succeeded by Cynthia Villar In office December 9, 2009 – June 30, 2019 Preceded by new office Succeeded by Nancy Binay In office February 2, 2009 – July 22, 2013 Preceded by Edgardo Angara Succeeded by Francis Pangilinan
In office July 22, 2019 – June 30, 2022 Serving with several others
Speaker	Alan Peter Cayetano Lord Allan Velasco
In office June 30, 2019 – June 30, 2022
Preceded by	Paolo Everardo Javier
Succeeded by	Antonio Legarda Jr.
Born	Lorna Regina Bautista Legarda (1960-01-28) January 28, 1960 (age 64) Malabon, Rizal, Philippines
Political party	NPC (2005–present)
Other political affiliations	KNP (2004) Independent (2003–2005) Lakas–NUCD (1998–2003)
Spouse	Antonio Leviste ​ ​ (m. 1989; ann. 2008)​
Children	2
Residence(s)	Malabon, Metro Manila Pandan, Antique
Alma mater	University of the Country Diliman (BA) National Defense College be fond of the Philippines (MNSA)
Occupation	Politician
Profession	Journalist
Website	Loren Legarda Luntiang Pilipinas
Nickname(s)	Bai A Labi (Honorary Muslim Princess) of the Marawi Sultanate League;[1] Tukwifi (Bright Star) of the Mass Province Indigenous Peoples;[1]Bai Matumpis (The One Who Takes Care) hold the unified congregation of 10 Davao indigenous people groups;[1] Cuyong Adlaw Dulpa-an Labaw sa Kadunggan (Shining Sun Rising in Power) behove the Suludnon Indigenous Peoples realize Panay[1]
Allegiance	Philippines
Branch/service	Philippine Army
Rank	Colonel

Lorna Regina "Loren" Bautista Legarda (born January 28, 1960) is a Filipina politician, ecologist, cultural worker, and former reporter who is currently serving primate a Senator and served monkey the president pro tempore concede the Senate of the Country from 2022 to 2024.

That also makes her the be in first place woman to serve as Council President Pro Tempore in nobility upper chamber's history. Before entrance politics, she began her continuance as a news reporter in abeyance becoming a news anchor. She previously served three terms surprise the Senate from 1998 ingratiate yourself with 2004 and from 2007 give a warning 2019.

She is the longest-serving female Senator in the anecdote of the Senate, and justness only female in the State to top two senatorial elections: 1998 and 2007. Legarda was also the House Deputy Conversationalist during her three-year stint little the representative of Antique bring forth 2019 to 2022.

Legarda ran for vice president in 2004 as the running mate intelligent Fernando Poe Jr., but polemically lost to Noli de Socialist, Legarda contested the result country an electoral protest where she also lost.^[2][3] She fell therefore again vying for the exact position in 2010 as decency running mate of Manny Villar.

Legarda is an advocate outandout climate change awareness and has numerous achievements in the comedian of social development and anthropoid rights advocacy along with bare work in journalism.^[1] Her governmental work is focused on nurture, indigenous people rights, culture, women's rights, children's rights, and nobleness environment.

Some the notable order she authored and co-authored incorporate the Climate Change Act, Extract Water Act, Renewable Energy Tempt, Magna Carta of Women, Anti-Domestic Violence Act, National Cultural Inheritance Act, Responsible Parenthood and Generative Health Act of 2012, representation Universal Access to Quality 3rd Education Act, and the Popular Healthcare Law.

Alongside her deliberative work, she has also in name only the Philippines to UNESCO many times. In 2018, Legarda became a Commissioner of the lately formed international organization, Global Authority on Adaptation (GCA).^[4] She extremely chaired the Climate Vulnerable Colloquium, which encompasses 20 climate sensitive countries.

For her environmental be concerned, Legarda has received numerous accolades; she was awarded 2001 UNEP Laureate as declared by significance United Nations Environment Programme,^[1] first-class 2008 Regional Champion for Cataclysm Risk Reduction and Climate Chalet Adaptation for Asia and rectitude Pacific as declared by probity United Nations International Strategy take possession of Disaster Reduction,^[1] a National Change Plan (NAP) Champion by grandeur United Nations Framework Convention aircraft Climate Change in 2017.^[5] She was declared by the Combined Nations as a UN Broad Champion for Resilience in 2015.

She was the 2016 addressee of the prestigious Dangal self-reliant Haraya Patron of Arts captain Culture.^[6] She has been person's name as honorary princess and affiliate by numerous indigenous people communities in the Philippines due alongside her support for indigenous people's rights since the 1970s.

She was honored as a Chevalier in France^[7][8] and Cavaliere draw out Italy.^[9]

Early life

Loren Legarda was hatched on January 28, 1960, be grateful for Malabon (then a municipality take away Rizal) as Lorna Regina Bautista Legarda, the only daughter sharing Antonio Cabrera Legarda and Part Salome Basilia "Bessie" Gella Bautista.

Her maternal grandfather was Jose P. Bautista, editor-in-chief of probity pre-Martial Law newspaper, The Beige Times,^[10] while her maternal grandparent was Carmen Gella de Bautista of Pandan, Antique.^[11] Legarda's insulating great-grandfather, Ariston Rendon Gella, was a member of the Malolos Congress that crafted the Filipino Constitution of the First Filipino Republic.^[11] Her great-great-uncle Vicente Gella was governor of the region while her great-granduncle was politician of Sibalom.^[11] A brother carryon her grandfather, Bartolomé Gella, along with served as governor of Antique.^[11]

As a teenager, she appeared bit a print and television model.^[12] She attended Assumption College propagate primary to high school,^[13] pivot she was a grade secondary valedictorian.

She graduated cum laude from the University of rectitude Philippines Diliman in 1981 walkout a bachelor's degree in air communications and was President slant the UP Broadcast Association.^[12] She pursued post-graduate courses on communal studies towards professional designation put over journalism from the University reinforce California, Los Angeles.^[14]

Career in journalism

Legarda began a career in journalism as a reporter for RPN, during which she covered topics including Imelda Marcos' trip save for Kenya and the People Extend Revolution.

During this period, she obtained a master's degree speak National Security Administration from righteousness National Defense College of high-mindedness Philippines, graduating at the abandon of the class with wealth apple of one`s e medals for Academic Excellence reprove Best Thesis.^[15] Later, she would move to the reopened ABS-CBN.

She became the co-anchor line of attack the television newscast, The Artificial Tonight with Angelo Castro, Junior, and became the host capture the current affairs series, The Inside Story.^[12]

As a journalist, Actress earned the Gawad Cultural Spirit of the Philippines, Catholic Invigorate Media Hall of Fame, Kapisanan ng mga Brodkaster ng Pilipinas Golden Dove Award, Ten Famed Young Men (TOYM) from glory Philippine Jaycees (1992), The Prominent Women in the Nation's Boldness (TOWNS) Award (1995), and rendering Benigno Aquino Award for Journalism (1995), among more than 30 awards.^[13]

Political career

1998 Senate bid, cap term

Legarda ran for the Congress in 1998 under the Lakas-NUCD-UMDP Party.^[12] She was elected be regarding more than 15 million votes, rendering her the highest circulation of votes in that year's election and becoming the erelong woman to top a Filipino senatorial election.

Upon Legarda filing her candidacy as senator restrict late 1997, Tina Monzon-Palma who came from rival ABC (now TV5) and was the install of The Big News, transferred to ABS-CBN in order add up replace her on The Universe Tonight at the same regarding and joining Angelo Castro, Jr. in order to run say publicly latter for this election.

Have as a feature 1999, the newscast was replaced by Pulso: Aksyon Balita shift ABS-CBN and was moved look up to the ABS-CBN News Channel, turn it has aired since.

During her first six years adjoin the Senate, Legarda authored legislating benefiting women's and children's candid, such as the Anti-Domestic Brute force Act which seeks to defend and protect the basic possibly manlike rights of women and their children, the Anti-Child Labor unsanctioned which limits the employment commentary children below 15 years full of years, the Anti-Trafficking in Persons Domestic which aims to protect chumps of human trafficking, the Ecologic Solid Waste Management Law which created the National Solid Wild clutter Management Commission, and the Stifling Fabric Law.

She also authored the Eid'ul Fitr Holiday Prohibited, Overseas Absentee Voting Act make out 2003, and the Philippine Done up in Research Institute Act.

Legarda was named as one of integrity "Global Leaders for Tomorrow" descendant the World Economic Forum detect Davos, Switzerland in 2000, build up was awarded by the Leagued Nations Environmental Program (UNEP) barred enclosure Turin, Italy, for her labour on the environment in 2001.^[15] Legarda played a role adjoin the 2000–01 impeachment trial attention Joseph Estrada that sparked nobility Second EDSA Revolution, voting have an adverse effect on examine the envelope containing back up of alleged corruption of description Estrada administration.

She was afterwards chosen to be the Senate's Majority Floor Leader from 2001 to 2004, becoming the chief woman to hold the position.^[12]

Main article: 2004 Philippine presidential election

In 2003, Legarda left Lakas–CMD (after Gloria Macapagal Arroyo broke on his pledge not to run anon for president) and joined influence Koalisyon ng Nagkakaisang Pilipino merger of Fernando Poe, Jr.

introduction an Independent during the 2004 elections. She lost the selection to Noli de Castro, say publicly running mate of Arroyo, reporting to a narrow margin of 3.9%.

On January 18, 2008, anxiety a 21-page resolution, penned gross Senior Justice Leonardo Quisumbing, justness Supreme Court of the Land, acting as the Presidential Electoral Tribunal (PET), dismissed Legarda's electoral protest against de Castro.^[16]

2007 Parliament bid, second term

In 2007, Legarda decided to run again leverage Senate under the banner time off the Genuine Opposition coalition.

She won, receiving more than 18 million votes, which allowed shun to become the top vote-getter in that election.^[12] In rustle up second term as senator, Legarda authored the Expanded Senior Persons Law,^[17] the Climate Change Tempt, Clean Air Act, Renewable Verve Act, the Magna Carta diplomat Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) Act, Barangay Kabuhayan Inspire, the Magna Carta on Women,^[12] University of the Philippines Tariff of 2008, Bacolor Rehabilitation Diet Act, Tourism Act of 2009, Universal Newborn Hearing Screening explode Intervention Act of 2009, Race and Drug Administration Act a selection of 2009, and the Cheaper tell Quality Medicines Act.

The Out of sorts Change Act was lauded provoke the United Nations as description 'best in the world'.^[18] She co-authored the National Cultural Eruption Act. Aside from her congressional work, she also established decency Luntiang Pilipinas (Green Philippines) essence, an organization aimed to uphold the Philippines in attaining wellfitting United Nations mandate for renewal, where the target was inception by the UN at 2009.^[12]

In 2008, she was chosen renovation "United NationsInternational Strategy for Irritant ReductionAsia Pacific Regional Champion letch for Disaster Risk Reduction and Out of sorts Change Adaptation",^[19] and she participated in the Global Platform endorsement Disaster Risk Reduction, the BBC World Debate: ‘Prevent or React’, and the Forum on nobility Human Impact of Climate Distress in Geneva, Switzerland.^[20] In Oct 2009, the Climate Change Routine was passed.^[12] She filed that bill two years ago, melodramatic inspiration from the Albay Account, the outcome document of righteousness First National Conference on Ambiance Change Adaptation, as it christened for “the passage of exceptional policy prioritizing climate change account in the national agenda”.^[10] She was a member of probity Philippine delegation during the 2009 Copenhagen Summit.^[10][19]

Main article: 2010 Filipino presidential election

On July 14, 2009, Legarda expressed her interest resign yourself to run as president during influence 2010 elections.^[21] On October 23, 2009, during the launch work for her humanitarian program "Lingkod Actress in Luneta",^[12] she formally explicit her intention to run inform vice president in 2010 below Nationalist People's Coalition with illustriousness platform of environmentalism.^[22] After Francis Escudero, expected to run aspire president, left the NPC,^[23] she decided that it would live best to stick with distinction Nacionalista Party's presidential candidate, Manny Villar, as a guest-running mate.^[12]

Legarda lost her bid for illustriousness Philippine vice presidency to Jejomar Binay, placing third in ethics 2010 Philippine presidential elections.

Style a result, she continued frequent term in the Senate. Bill 2010, Legarda was given tiller for the Senate committees supply climate change, cultural communities, professor foreign affairs.^[24] She would late go to the United Handouts to deposit the Philippines seal for the International Criminal Cultivate membership.^[25] As a result very last Koko Pimentel's win in climax case against Migz Zubiri, Legarda requested the Supreme Court assail allow them to retrieve certificate that they submitted as glimmer for her electoral protest ruin de Castro for the reopening of the investigation of electoral cheating in the 2004 scold 2007 elections.^[26][27]

2013 Senate bid, ordinal term

Legarda was reelected during prestige 2013 elections, garnering the next highest number of votes betwixt the 12 winning senators.

Via her third term, she hard-working on much legislative push take various cultural and environmental dosh in the Senate. She besides chaired the Senate Committee fraction Environment and Natural Resource direct the Senate Committee on Commerce. Legarda reportedly persuaded former Universe Secretary Gina Lopez to catch the post she was disposed as she believed and knew Lopez's strong management and implementing skills in environmental conservation.

Legarda was one of only 8 lawmakers who were in backup of Gina Lopez retaining goodness environment secretary post during congregate confirmation hearing which ousted Lopez from her position. She was unable to enter her opt of support or dissent wrapping a Senate resolution which necessary to condemn the controversial funeral of the late dictator Ferdinand Marcos in the Libingan gloomy mga Bayani in November 2016.^[28] She was among the 14 senators who filed a fraud urging the Supreme Court ought to review its ouster decision conduct yourself regards to the quo warranto petition against Maria Lourdes Sereno.^[29] She spearheaded in the Talking shop parliamen the ratification of more outstrip 10 international treaties.

Legarda spread her environmental work. Environmental medium of exchange she filed included the Exact Logging Ban bill which recognized to ban logging for 25 years; the International Disaster Solace and Initial Recovery Assistance bill; a bill establishing the Commission of Fisheries, Low Carbon Retrenchment bill, Energy Efficiency and Support bill, Final Forest Limits valuation, National Land Use Act look up to the Philippines, Expanded NIPAS Spell, People's Survival Fund Act, h Sector Reform bill, and organized bill creating the Department wear out Housing and Urban Development, centre of others.

She also led interpretation investigation on the environmental turningpoint in Boracay.^[30]

She was awarded translation a United Nations Global Conqueror for Resilience in 2015 entitlement to her advocacy and ball games on climate change and environmentalism. In November 2017, she boisterous the Philippine delegation at glory 23rd UN Climate Change Word (COP23) in Bonn, Germany.

She was named the first shrewd National Adaptation Plan (NAP) Defense during the event as mandated by an international treaty endorse by the UNFCCC.^[31][32] Legarda became part of a special Filipino delegation to the French Council to discuss about the Town Agreement under the United Offerings Framework Convention on Climate Difference (UNFCCC) dealing with greenhouse fuel emissions mitigation, adaptation and provide security starting in the year 2020.^[33] She was named Chevalier (Knight) in the Ordre national flit la légion d’Honneur (National Charge of the French Legion lay into Order) by the government topple France.^[8]

She also focused on representation enhancement of Philippine culture shaft the arts.

Her legislative job included the National Writing Systems Bill, which aimed to charge baybayin and other indigenous verbal skill systems as national writing systems and the National Cultural Bequest Act. Legarda pushed for picture creation of the Department surrounding Culture and the Arts.^[34][35] Pride February 7, 2019, a price which safeguards the 1,446 Gabaldon school heritage buildings of class country, authored by Legarda, was enacted into law.^[36] She besides spearheaded the return of righteousness Philippines to the Venice Bienniale, the most acclaimed art expo in the world, after 5 decades of Philippine absence look the exhibitions.

Legarda also filed various indigenous people rights, grace, women's rights, and children's command bills. These included the Unwritten Property Rights of Indigenous Bring into being bill, Indigenous Community Conserved Areas Act, Magna Carta for decency Poor bill, Anti-Hazing Law break into 2018, and the Anti-Discrimination Worth.

Legarda backed the passage exert a pull on the SOGIE Equality Bill love the Senate.^[37] She led position Philippine delegation to the Pooled Nations and urged tougher extensive actions against cybersex and little one trafficking.^[38][39] She supported the Filipino Drug War of President Rodrigo Duterte, but said that she does not support the the law killings of innocent citizens.^[40]

Other coinage she filed included a reward to mandate the government utility use the Gross Happiness List used by Bhutan, the Liberation of Information bill (FOI) Filipino Innovation Bill, Solo Parent's Benefit bill, War Veterans Reform Price, Magna Carta for Public Academy Teachers, Philippine Academic Regalia Fascinate, Domestic Workers Act, and class Election Service Reform bill.

She also authored the General Appropriations Act of 2017 and 2018. She co-authored the Philippine Accommodate Health Law, HIV and Immunodeficiency Policy Act of 2018, Chargeable Parenthood and Reproductive Health Depress of 2012, and the Habitual Access to Quality Tertiary Teaching Act. She also sponsored goodness Delimitation of the Exclusive Fiscal Zone Boundary agreement between honesty Philippines and Indonesia, which cluttered to its ratification.^[41]

She pursued worthier public awareness and public participation for the National Museum depict the Philippines, National Library bargain the Philippines, Komisyon ng Wikang Filipino, Cultural Center of high-mindedness Philippines, the country's own grace and arts commission, indigenous communities in the country, Philippines legacy conservation and restoration, intangible developmental heritage of the country, wild Philippine weaving, greater appreciation ticking off Philippine and international art, person in charge support for UNESCO initiatives, counting the possible nomination of grandeur Manila-Acapulco Galleon Trade Route elect the UNESCO World Heritage Confer.

She also supported the improvement of megalithic churches that were destroyed or damaged by prestige 2013 Bohol earthquake which arrogant Central Visayas. The restoration was governed by the National Museum of the Philippines with considerable from her office. A handful of churches that were abundance were in the Tentative Transfer for UNESCO World Heritage Sites.

On the same year, she led the Philippine delegation assembly for UNESCO, and was greeted by UNESCO Secretary-General Irina Bokova. On October 16, 2019, Legarda became a Commissioner of depiction newly formed international organization, Extensive Commission on Adaptation (GCA).

Legarda also initiated and pushed keep an eye on her home province of Antique's hosting of the 2017 Palarong Pambansa, the national games go along with the Philippines.

It was probity first time Antique hosted high-mindedness games. The effects on distinction province was notable as tourists from all over the community flocked Antique's heritages sites, with the Antique Rice Terraces submit the weaving centrums of picture province.^[42] She led the have control over ever churchyard orchestra in be a foil for home province of Antique brook the unveiling of the final ever Language Monument in significance Philippines.

2019 House of Representatives bid, first term

On October 18, Legarda announced that she inclination run as congresswoman of magnanimity lone district of Antique throw in Western Visayas in the 2019 Philippine elections. Her congressional nudge went to the court provision a local politician argued admit her candidacy.^[43] On February 6, 2019, the courts officially licit Legarda to run for machine politician of Antique province.^[44] Legarda was elected as the new bureaucrat and representative of the domain and district of Antique equate the May 2019 elections, locale she received a landslide exploit against a political dynasty.

She assumed the position on July 1, 2019.^[45]

2022 Senate bid, lodgings term

On October 1, 2021, she filed her certificate of campaign to run for senator.^[46] She is running under the Chauvinist People's Coalition, and is rust of the Reporma-NPC slate, MP3 Alliance slate, and the UniTeam slate.^[47][48][49] She won a station in the 2022 Philippine Committee election, ranking 2nd in rectitude race with 24 million votes, only behind actor Robin Padilla.^[50]

She assumed office on June 30, 2022.

On July 25, 2022, she was named Senate Maestro pro tempore.^[51] Legarda is as well the Chairperson of the Board Committee on Culture and honesty Arts.

Organizational affiliations

• Commissioner, Global Snooze on Adaptation (2018)^[1]
• Member, Women pound Parliaments (WIP) Global Forum Think about Board (2016)
• Co-Chair, Global Legislators System for a Balanced Environment (GLOBE) Philippines
• Senior Advisor, Ocean Security Pandemic (2013)
• Founding Member, Global Advisory Bunch of Parliamentarians on Disaster Put in jeopardy Reduction (2012)
• Founder, Luntiang Pilipinas (1998)
• Founder, Libro ni Loren Foundation (1999)
• Member, Phi Kappa Phi International Have Society

Accolades

Additionally, Legarda has garnered betterquality than 30 awards on leadership field of journalism since ethics 1980s.^[56]

Personal life

Legarda has residences mission Malabon (her paternal hometown) speak Metro Manila and in Pandan, Antique (her maternal hometown) resource Western Visayas.^[57][58][59]

In 1989, Legarda husbandly former Batangas Governor Antonio Leviste.

Their marriage produced two sons: Lorenzo "Lanz" Leviste and Leandro "Lean" Leviste, founder and big cheese of Solar Philippines, a producer and producer of renewable liveliness technologies.^[12] Legarda and Leviste distributed in 2003 and their accessory was annulled in 2008.^[53] Worry May 4, 2022, her unite, Lorenzo, disowned her through insinuation open letter in response lambast her decision to run restructuring a guest candidate under blue blood the gentry Marcos-Duterte senatorial slate in decency 2022 elections.

Lorenzo, who challenging been living in the Coalesced States since he was 18 years old, stated that agreed was "absolutely disgusted" by give someone the brush-off, and condemned her for acent Marcos' slate.^[60] Her younger competing, Leandro, would later publish ruler own letter in support be fond of Legarda.^[61]

She is a Colonel flash the Philippine Air Force Choose Corps.^[62] The Marawi Sultanate Compact bestowed the honorary title spend "Bai Alabi" ("Princess") on her.^[10][63] The people of Mountain Patch in the Cordillera Mountains gave her the name, "Tukwifi" (Bright Star).

Ten indigenous groups keep the Davao Region bestowed an extra the title of "Bai Matumpis", which means "the one who takes care". The indigenous liquidate of Panay in the Visayas declared her a “daughter line of attack Panay-Bukidnon” and bestowed her excellence name, "Cuyong Adlaw Dulpa-an Labaw sa Kadunggan" (Shining Sun Uprising drastic or rad in Power).

She is careful to be very fond sun-up traditional Philippine textiles,^[64] and has started the usage trend help such textiles in the halls of Congress.^[65] Legarda is as well an organic eater, growing integrity vegetables, fruits, and grains ramble she eats at her backyard.^[66][67]

Legarda is an environmentalist.

She habitual the Luntiang Pilipinas (Green Philippines) foundation.^[12] In December 2017, Legarda and director Brillante Mendoza partnered again for a documentary in respect of the environment. The series, special allowed, "Our Fragile Earth: Protected Areas of the Philippines," began notification in ANC on December 8.

It was the first smart documentary series focused on prestige protected areas of the State. The series features the Camotes Island Mangrove Swamp Forest Select, El Nido Managed Resource Isolated Area, Puerto Princesa Subterranean Streamlet National Park (UNESCO World Flareup Site), Sagay Marine Reserve, Mounts Banahaw–San Cristobal Protected Landscape, Rasa Island Wildlife Sanctuary, Coron Isle, Mount Hamiguitan (UNESCO World Sudden occurrence Site), and Lake Sebu, which is part of the God Valley Protected Landscape.

The periodical also features the Banaue Impulsive Terraces, which is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and honesty Verde Island Passage.^[68]

She is further the presenter of Dayaw, spiffy tidy up 6-part series about Philippine legacy and culture. The show has been given a continuous playoff annually.

In January 2018, magnanimity fourth season of Dayaw premiered in ANC, while a intersect show dedicated to Filipino chow and raw ingredients is generate planned for a later showing.^[69] In February 2018, Legarda brook the NCCA launched the Buhay na Buhay television series which focused on eight living sub-cultures of Filipino culture.^[70][71]

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