Loren Legarda
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The Honorable Loren Legarda |
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Legarda in 2009
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| Senator of the Philippines | |
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Assumed office June 30, 2007 |
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In office June 30, 1998 – June 30, 2004 |
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| Chair of the Philippine Senate Finance Committee |
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Assumed office July 25, 2016 |
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| Preceded by | Francis Escudero |
| Chair of the Philippine Senate Environment and Natural Resources Committee |
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In office July 22, 2013 – July 25, 2016 |
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| Preceded by | Juan Miguel Zubiri |
| Succeeded by | Cynthia Villar |
| Chair of the Philippine Senate Foreign Relations Committee |
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In office July 26, 2010 – July 22, 2013 |
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| Preceded by | Miriam Defensor Santiago |
| Succeeded by | Miriam Defensor Santiago |
| Chair of the Philippine Senate Climate Change Committee |
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Assumed office December 9, 2009 |
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| Preceded by | new office |
| Chair of the Philippine Senate Agriculture and Food Committee |
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In office February 2, 2009 – July 22, 2013 |
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| Preceded by | Edgardo Angara |
| Succeeded by | Francis Pangilinan |
| Majority Floor Leader of the Senate of the Philippines | |
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In office July 23, 2002 – June 30, 2004 |
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| Preceded by | Aquilino Pimentel, Jr. |
| Succeeded by | Francis Pangilinan |
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In office July 23, 2001 – June 3, 2002 |
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| Preceded by | Francisco Tatad |
| Succeeded by | Aquilino Pimentel, Jr. |
| Personal details | |
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Lorna Regina Bautista Legarda January 28, 1960 Malabon, Rizal, Philippines |
| Nationality | Filipino |
| Political party | NPC (2005–present) |
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Lakas-CMD (1998–2003) Independent (2003-2005) KNP (2004) Genuine Opposition (2007) Team PNoy (2012–2013) |
| Spouse(s) | Antonio Leviste (1989–2008) |
| Children | Lorenzo Leviste Leandro Leviste |
| Residence | Manila |
| Alma mater | University of the Philippines (BA); University of California; National Defense College of the Philippines |
| Profession | Senator |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
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Loren Legarda Luntiang Pilipinas |
Lorna Regina Bautista Legarda (born January 28, 1960) is a Filipino environmentalist, cultural worker, journalist, and politician, notable as the only female to top two senatorial elections — 1998 and 2007. During the 2004 Philippine general election, she ran for the position of Vice-President as an Independent with Fernando Poe, Jr. as running mate and again during the 2010 Philippine presidential election, for the same position as a member of the Nationalist People's Coalition (NPC) with Manny Villar. US embassy cables leaked by include her as one of the five most influential women in the Philippines. She was declared by the United Nations as a UN Global Champion for Resilience.
Loren Legarda was born on January 28, 1960 in Malabon (which was then-part of Rizal Province) as Lorna Regina Bautista Legarda, the only daughter of Antonio Cabrera Legarda of San Pablo, Laguna, and Bessie Gella Bautista of Malabon. She was raised by an Ilocana yaya (nanny), who taught her, along with her mother, much about love for culture and the arts and indigenous people. Her maternal grandfather was Jose P. Bautista, an editor of the pre-Martial Law newspaper, The Manila Times. As a teenager, she appeared as a print and television model.
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