SAN JOSE, Antique (PIA)  - - Outgoing Antique Lone District Representative Loren Legarda, who got her fresh mandate for the 4th time as Senator of the Republic of the Philippines, took her oath at the EBJ Freedom Park, San Jose, Antique this morning June 27.

In her inaugural address, Legarda committed to combat the crippling consequences of the pandemic by focusing on livelihood, health, education, and the environment.

Antique on June 30, having served Antique when the world was stricken by a global health crisis that exacted an enormous economic toll on humanity.

In her message, she said “despite the crippling consequences of the pandemic, the past three years have also been the best years in Antique, where countless jobs were created and people were cared for in every respect, something never experienced in a very long time.”

isang batas hinggil sa kabuhayan na  naglalayong i-institutionalize ang lahat ng mga programa ng gobyerno na nagsusulong ng livelihood,” Legarda said.

She noted that there is the need to translate laws, programs, and policies into tangible benefits for the nation, extending government assistance to the farthest reaches: the countryside; the grassroots; the poorest of the poor; and the most vulnerable. 

During the inauguration program, Senator-elect Legarda also administered the oath of her younger brother Antonio Agapito Legarda, Jr. as Representative of Antique in the 19th Congress, Governor Rhodora J. Cadiao, Vice Governor Edgar Denosta, and other provincial and municipal officials. (JBG/PSM/PIA-Antique)