Loren Legarda
Official Senate portrait, 2025
President pro tempore of the Senate of the Philippines
In office July 25, 2022 – May 20, 2024
Preceded by	Migz Zubiri (acting)
Succeeded by	Jinggoy Estrada
Senator of the Philippines
Incumbent
Assumed office June 30, 2022
In office June 30, 2007 – June 30, 2019
In office June 30, 1998 – June 30, 2004
Senate Majority Leader
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 Chair of theSenate Foreign Relations Committee 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 Chair of theSenate Finance Committee In office July 25, 2016 – June 30, 2019 Preceded by Francis Escudero Succeeded by Sonny Angara Chair of theSenate Environment and Natural Resources Committee In office July 22, 2013 – July 25, 2016 Preceded by Migz Zubiri Succeeded by Cynthia Villar Chair of theSenate Climate Change Committee In office December 9, 2009 – June 30, 2019 Preceded by new office Succeeded by Nancy Binay Chair of theSenate Agriculture and Food Committee In office February 2, 2009 – July 22, 2013 Preceded by Edgardo Angara Succeeded by Francis Pangilinan
Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives of the Philippines
In office July 22, 2019 – June 30, 2022 Serving with several others
Speaker	Alan Peter Cayetano Lord Allan Velasco
Member of thePhilippine House of Representatives fromAntique
In office June 30, 2019 – June 30, 2022
Preceded by	Paolo Javier
Succeeded by	Antonio Legarda Jr.
Personal details
Born	Lorna Regina Bautista Legarda (1960-01-28)January 28, 1960 (age 65) Malabon,Rizal, Philippines
Political party	NPC (2005–present)
Other political affiliations	KNP (2004) Independent (2003–2005) Lakas (1998–2003)
Spouse	Antonio Leviste ​ ​ (m. 1989; ann. 2008)​
Children	2 (includingLeandro)
Relatives	Antonio Legarda Jr.(brother)
Residence(s)	Malabon,Metro Manila Pandan, Antique
Alma mater	University of the Philippines Diliman (BA) National Defense College of the Philippines (MNSA)
Occupation	Politician
Profession	Journalist
Website	Loren Legarda Luntiang Pilipinas
Nickname	Bai A Labi (Honorary Muslim Princess) of theMarawi Sultanate League;[1] Tukwifi (Bright Star) of theMountain Province Indigenous Peoples;[1] Bai Matumpis (The One Who Takes Care) of the unified congregation of 10Davao indigenous people groups;[1] Cuyong Adlaw Dulpa-an Labaw sa Kadunggan (Shining Sun Rising in Power) of theSuludnon Indigenous Peoples ofPanay[1]
Military service
Allegiance	Philippines
Branch/service	Philippine Army
Rank	Colonel

Lorna Regina "Loren"Bautista Legarda (born January 28, 1960) is a Filipino politician, environmentalist, cultural worker, and former journalist who has served as asenator of the Philippines since 2022, following previous terms spanning from 1998 to 2004 and 2007 to 2019. During her tenure, she served aspresident pro tempore of the Senate of the Philippines from 2022 to 2024. Before entering politics, she began her career as a news reporter until becoming anews anchor. She previously served three terms in the Senate from 1998 to 2004 and from 2007 to 2019. She is the longest-serving female Senator in the history of the Senate, and the only female in the Philippines to top twosenatorial elections:1998 and2007. Legarda was also theHouse Deputy Speaker during her three-year stint as therepresentative ofAntique from 2019 to 2022.

Legarda ran forvice president in2004 as the running mate ofFernando Poe Jr., but controversially lost toNoli de Castro, Legarda contested the result on an electoral protest where she also lost.^[2][3] She fell short again vying for the same position in2010 as the running mate ofManny Villar.

Legarda is an advocate ofclimate change awareness and has numerous achievements in the fields ofsocial development andhuman rights advocacy along with her work in journalism.^[1] Her legislative work is focused on education,indigenous people rights, culture,women's rights,children's rights, and theenvironment. Some the notable laws she authored and co-authored include the Climate Change Act, Clean Water Act, Renewable Energy Act, Magna Carta of Women, Anti-Domestic Violence Act,National Cultural Heritage Act,Responsible Parenthood and Reproductive Health Act of 2012, theUniversal Access to Quality Tertiary Education Act, and the Universal Healthcare Law. Alongside her legislative work, she has also represented the Philippines toUNESCO multiple times. In 2018, Legarda became a Commissioner of the newly formed international organization, Global Commission on Adaptation (GCA).^[4] She also chaired theClimate Vulnerable Forum, which encompasses 20 climate vulnerable countries.

For her environmental work, Legarda has received numerous accolades; she was awarded 2001 UNEP Laureate as declared by theUnited Nations Environment Programme,^[1] a 2008 Regional Champion for Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate ChangeAdaptation for Asia and the Pacific as declared by theUnited Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction,^[1] aNational Adaptation Plan (NAP) Champion by theUnited Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change in 2017.^[5] She was declared by theUnited Nations as aUN Global Champion for Resilience in 2015. She was the 2016 recipient of the prestigiousDangal ng Haraya Patron of Arts and Culture.^[6] She has been named ashonorary princess and member by numerousindigenous people communities in the Philippines due to her support for indigenous people's rights since the 1970s. She was honored as aChevalier in France^[7][8] andCavaliere in Italy.^[9]

Loren Legarda was born on January 28, 1960, inMalabon (then a municipality inRizal) as Lorna Regina Bautista Legarda, the only daughter of Antonio Cabrera Legarda and Maria Salome Basilia "Bessie" Gella Bautista. Her maternal grandfather was Jose P. Bautista, editor-in-chief of the pre-Martial Law newspaper,The Manila Times,^[10] while her maternal grandmother was Carmen Gella de Bautista ofPandan, Antique.^[11] Legarda's maternal great-grandfather, Ariston Rendon Gella, was a member of theMalolos Congress that crafted the Philippine Constitution of theFirst Philippine Republic.^[11] Her great-great-uncle Vicente Gella was governor of the province while her great-granduncle was mayor ofSibalom.^[11] A brother of her grandfather, Bartolomé Gella, also served as governor of Antique.^[11]

As a teenager, she appeared as aprint and television model.^[12] She attendedAssumption College from primary to high school,^[13] where she was a grade schoolvaledictorian. She graduated cum laude from theUniversity of the Philippines Diliman in 1981 with a bachelor's degree in broadcast communications and was President of the UP Broadcast Association.^[12] She pursued post-graduate courses on special studies towards professional designation in journalism from theUniversity of California, Los Angeles.^[14]

Legarda began a career in journalism as a reporter forRPN, during which she covered topics includingImelda Marcos' trip toKenya and thePeople Power Revolution. During this period, she obtained a master's degree in National Security Administration from theNational Defense College of the Philippines, graduating at the top of the class with gold medals for Academic Excellence and Best Thesis.^[15] Later, she would move to the reopenedABS-CBN. She became the co-anchor of the television newscast,The World Tonight withAngelo Castro, Jr., and became the host of thecurrent affairs series,The Inside Story.^[12]

As a journalist, Loren earned the GawadCultural Center of the Philippines, Catholic Mass Media Hall of Fame,Kapisanan ng mga Brodkaster ng Pilipinas Golden Dove Award, Ten Outstanding Young Men (TOYM) from the Philippine Jaycees (1992), The Outstanding Women in the Nation's Service (TOWNS) Award (1995), and the Benigno Aquino Award for Journalism (1995), among more than 30 awards.^[13]

Legarda ran for theSenate in 1998 under theLakas-NUCD-UMDP Party.^[12] She was elected with more than 15 million votes, rendering her the highest number of votes in that year's election and becoming the second woman to top a Philippine senatorial election. Upon Legarda filing her candidacy as senator in late 1997,Tina Monzon-Palma who came from rivalABC (now TV5) and was the anchor ofThe Big News, transferred toABS-CBN in order to replace her on The World Tonight at the same time and joiningAngelo Castro, Jr. in order to run the latter for this election. In 1999, the newscast was replaced by Pulso: Aksyon Balita on ABS-CBN and was moved to theABS-CBN News Channel, where it has aired since.

During her first six years in the Senate, Legarda authored legislation benefitingwomen's andchildren's rights, such as the Anti-Domestic Violence Act which seeks to uphold and protect the basic human rights of women and their children, the Anti-Child Labor law which limits theemployment of children below 15 years old, the Anti-Trafficking in Persons Act which aims to protect victims ofhuman trafficking, the Ecological SolidWaste Management Law which created the National Solid Waste Management Commission, and the Tropical Fabric Law. She also authored the Eid'ul Fitr Holiday Law, Overseas Absentee Voting Act of 2003, and the Philippine Ear Research Institute Act.

Legarda was named as one of the "Global Leaders for Tomorrow" by theWorld Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland in 2000, and was awarded by theUnited Nations Environmental Program (UNEP) in Turin, Italy, for her work on the environment in 2001.^[15] Legarda played a role in the 2000–01 impeachment trial ofJoseph Estrada that sparked theSecond EDSA Revolution, voting to examine the envelope containing evidence of alleged corruption of the Estrada administration. She was later chosen to be the Senate's Majority Floor Leader from 2001 to 2004, becoming the first woman to hold the position.^[12]

In 2003, Legarda leftLakas–CMD (afterGloria Macapagal Arroyo broke her pledge not to run again forpresident) and joined theKoalisyon ng Nagkakaisang Pilipino coalition ofFernando Poe, Jr. as anIndependent during the2004 elections. She lost the election toNoli de Castro, the running mate of Arroyo, under a narrow margin of 3.9%.

On January 18, 2008, in a 21-page resolution, penned by Senior JusticeLeonardo Quisumbing, theSupreme Court of the Philippines, acting as the Presidential Electoral Tribunal (PET), dismissed Legarda's electoral protest against de Castro.^[16]

In 2007, Legarda decided to run again for Senate under the banner of theGenuine Opposition coalition. She won, receiving more than 18 million votes, which allowed her to become the top vote-getter in that election.^[12] In her second term as senator, Legarda authored the Expanded Senior Citizens Law,^[17] theClimate Change Act, Clean Air Act, Renewable Energy Act, the Magna Carta for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) Act, Barangay Kabuhayan Act, the Magna Carta on Women,^[12] University of the Philippines Charter of 2008, Bacolor Rehabilitation Council Act, Tourism Act of 2009, Universal Newborn Hearing Screening and Intervention Act of 2009, Food and Drug Administration Act of 2009, and the Cheaper and Quality Medicines Act. The Climate Change Act was lauded by the United Nations as the 'best in the world'.^[18] She co-authored theNational Cultural Heritage Act. Aside from her legislative work, she also established theLuntiang Pilipinas (Green Philippines) foundation, an organization aimed to aid the Philippines in attaining its United Nations mandate for reforestation, where the target was set by the UN at 2009.^[12]

In 2008, she was chosen as "United NationsInternational Strategy for Disaster ReductionAsia Pacific Regional Champion for Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Change Adaptation",^[19] and she participated in the Global Platform on Disaster Risk Reduction, the BBC World Debate: ‘Prevent or React’, and the Forum on the Human Impact of Climate Change in Geneva, Switzerland.^[20] In October 2009, the Climate Change Act was passed.^[12] She filed this bill two years ago, citing inspiration from the Albay Declaration, the outcome document of the First National Conference on Climate Change Adaptation, as it called for “the passage of a policy prioritizing climate change adaptation in the national agenda”.^[10] She was a member of thePhilippine delegation during the2009 Copenhagen Summit.^[10][19]

On July 14, 2009, Legarda expressed her interest to run as president during the2010 elections.^[21] On October 23, 2009, during the launch of her humanitarian program "Lingkod Loren in Luneta",^[12] she formally declared her intention to run for vice president in 2010 underNationalist People's Coalition with the platform ofenvironmentalism.^[22] AfterFrancis Escudero, expected to run for president, left the NPC,^[23] she decided that it would be best to stick with theNacionalista Party's presidential candidate,Manny Villar, as a guest-running mate.^[12]

Legarda lost her bid for the Philippine vice presidency toJejomar Binay, placing third in the2010 Philippine presidential elections. As a result, she continued her term in the Senate. In 2010, Legarda was given chairmanship for the Senate committees on climate change, cultural communities, and foreign affairs.^[24] She would later go to the United Nations to deposit the Philippines ratification for theInternational Criminal Court membership.^[25] As a result ofKoko Pimentel's win in his case againstMigz Zubiri, Legarda requested the Supreme Court to allow them to retrieve documents that they submitted as evidence for her electoral protest against de Castro for the reopening of the investigation of electoral cheating in the 2004 and 2007 elections.^[26][27]

Legarda was reelected during the 2013 elections, garnering the second highest number of votes among the 12 winning senators. During her third term, she focused on much legislative push for various cultural and environmental bills in the Senate. She also chaired the Senate Committee on Environment and Natural Resource and the Senate Committee on Finance. Legarda reportedly persuaded former Environment SecretaryGina Lopez to accept the post she was given 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 favor of Gina Lopez retaining the environment secretary post during her confirmation hearing which ousted Lopez from her position. She was unable to enter her vote of support or dissent on a Senate resolution which sought to condemn the controversialburial of the late dictator Ferdinand Marcos in theLibingan ng mga Bayani in November 2016.^[28] She was among the 14 senators who filed a resolution urging the Supreme Court to review its ouster decision in regards to thequo warranto petition against Maria Lourdes Sereno.^[29] She spearheaded in the Senate the ratification of more than 10 international treaties.

Legarda continued her environmental work. Environmental bills she filed included the Total Logging Ban bill which aimed to ban logging for 25 years; the International Disaster Relief and Initial Recovery Assistance bill; a bill establishing the Department of Fisheries, Low Carbon Economy bill, Energy Efficiency and Conservation bill, Final Forest Limits bill, National Land Use Act of the Philippines, Expanded NIPAS Act, People's Survival Fund Act, Water Sector Reform bill, and a bill creating the Department of Housing and Urban Development, among others. She also led the investigation on the environmental crisis inBoracay.^[30]

She was awarded as aUnited Nations Global Champion for Resilience in 2015 due to her advocacy and actions on climate change and environmentalism. In November 2017, she led the Philippine delegation at the 23rd UN Climate Change Conference (COP23) in Bonn, Germany. She was named the first ever National Adaptation Plan (NAP) Champion during the event as mandated by an international treaty ratified by the UNFCCC.^[31][32] Legarda became part of a special Philippine delegation to the French Senate to discuss about the Paris Agreement under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) dealing with greenhouse gas emissions mitigation, adaptation and finance starting in the year 2020.^[33] She was named Chevalier (Knight) in the Ordre national de la légion d’Honneur (National Order of the French Legion of Order) by the government of France.^[8]

She also focused on the enhancement of Philippine culture and the arts. Her legislative work included the National Writing Systems Bill, which aimed to institutionalizebaybayin and other indigenous writing systems as national writing systems and the National Cultural Heritage Act. Legarda pushed for the creation of the Department of Culture and the Arts.^[34][35] On February 7, 2019, a bill which safeguards the 1,446 Gabaldon school heritage buildings of the country, authored by Legarda, was enacted into law.^[36] She also spearheaded the return of the Philippines to theVenice Bienniale, the most acclaimed art exposition in the world, after 5 decades of Philippine absence in the exhibitions.

Legarda also filed variousindigenous people rights, culture,women's rights, andchildren's rights bills. These included the Traditional Property Rights ofIndigenous People bill, Indigenous Community Conserved Areas Act, Magna Carta for the Poor bill, Anti-Hazing Law of 2018, and the Anti-Discrimination Bill. Legarda backed the passage of theSOGIE Equality Bill in the Senate.^[37] She led the Philippine delegation to the United Nations and urged tougher global actions against cybersex and child trafficking.^[38][39] She supported thePhilippine Drug War of PresidentRodrigo Duterte, but said that she does not support the police killings of innocent citizens.^[40]

Other bills she filed included a bill to mandate the government to use the Gross Happiness Index used byBhutan, the Freedom of Information bill (FOI) Philippine Innovation Bill, Solo Parent's Welfare bill, War Veterans Reform Bill, Magna Carta for Public School Teachers, Philippine Academic Regalia Act, Domestic Workers Act, and the Election Service Reform bill. She also authored the General Appropriations Act of 2017 and 2018. She co-authored the Philippine Mental Health Law, HIV and AIDS Policy Act of 2018,Responsible Parenthood and Reproductive Health Act of 2012, and theUniversal Access to Quality Tertiary Education Act. She also sponsored the Delimitation of the Exclusive Economic Zone Boundary agreement between the Philippines andIndonesia, which led to its ratification.^[41]

She pursued greater public awareness and public cooperation for theNational Museum of the Philippines,National Library of the Philippines,Komisyon ng Wikang Filipino,Cultural Center of the Philippines, the country's own culture and arts commission, indigenous communities in the country, Philippines heritage conservation and restoration, intangible cultural heritage of the country, indigenous Philippine weaving, greater appreciation of Philippine and international art, and support forUNESCO initiatives, including the possible nomination of the Manila-Acapulco Galleon Trade Route to the UNESCO World Heritage List. She also supported the restoration of megalithic churches that were destroyed or damaged by the2013 Bohol earthquake which affectedCentral Visayas. The restoration was governed by the National Museum of the Philippines with aid from her office. A number of churches that were affected were in the Tentative List for UNESCO World Heritage Sites. On the same year, she led the Philippine delegation group forUNESCO, and was greeted by UNESCO Secretary-GeneralIrina Bokova. On October 16, 2019, Legarda became a Commissioner of the newly formed international organization, Global Commission on Adaptation (GCA).

Legarda also initiated and pushed for her home province of Antique's hosting of the 2017 Palarong Pambansa, the national games of the Philippines. It was the first time Antique hosted the games. The effects on the province was notable as tourists from all over the country flocked Antique's heritages sites, including the Antique Rice Terraces and the weaving centrums of the province.^[42] She led the first ever churchyard orchestra in her home province ofAntique and the unveiling of the first ever Language Monument in the Philippines.

On October 18, Legarda announced that she will run as congresswoman of the lone district of Antique inWestern Visayas in the 2019 Philippine elections. Her congressional run went to the court after a local politician argued against her candidacy.^[43] On February 6, 2019, the courts officially allowed Legarda to run for congresswoman of Antique province.^[44] Legarda was elected as the new congresswoman and representative of theprovince and district of Antique after the May 2019 elections, where she received a landslide victory against apolitical dynasty. She assumed the position on July 1, 2019.^[45]

On October 1, 2021, she filed her certificate of candidacy to run for senator.^[46] She is running under theNationalist People's Coalition, and is part of theReporma-NPC slate,MP3 Alliance slate, and theUniTeam slate.^[47][48][49] She won a seat in the2022 Philippine Senate election, ranking 2nd in the race with 24 million votes, only behind actorRobin Padilla.^[50]

She assumed office on June 30, 2022. On July 25, 2022, she was namedSenate President pro tempore.^[51] Legarda is also the Chairperson of the Senate Committee on Culture and the Arts.

• Commissioner, Global Commission on Adaptation (2018)^[1]
• Member, Women in Parliaments (WIP) Global Forum Executive Board (2016)
• Co-Chair, Global Legislators Organisation for a Balanced Environment (GLOBE) Philippines
• Senior Advisor, Ocean Security International (2013)
• Founding Member, Global Advisory Group of Parliamentarians on Disaster Risk Reduction (2012)
• Founder, Luntiang Pilipinas (1998)
• Founder, Libro ni Loren Foundation (1999)
• Member, Phi Kappa Phi International Honor Society

• 1992 Ten Outstanding Young Men (TOYM) from the Philippine Jaycees^[1]
• 1995 The Outstanding Women in the Nation's Service (TOWNS) Award^[1]
• 1995 Benigno Aquino Award for Journalism^[1]
• 2000 Global Leaders for Tomorrow by theWorld Economic Forum^[1]
• 2001 UNEP Laureate by theUnited Nations Environment Programme^[1]
• 2001 Global 500 Roll of Honor by theUnited Nations Environment Programme^[1]
• 2004 Awardee for the Environment by the Priyadarshni Academy inMumbai, India^[52]
• 2008 Regional Champion for Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Change Adaption for Asia and the Pacific by theUnited Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction^[1]
• "Bai a labi" (Honorary Muslim Princess) by theMarawi Sultanate League^[1]
• "Tukwifi" (Bright Star) by theMountain Province Indigenous Peoples^[1]
• "Bai Matumpis" (The One Who Takes Care) by the unified congregation of 10Davao indigenous people groups^[1]
• "Cuyong Adlaw Dulpa-an Labaw sa Kadunggan" (Shining Sun Rising in Power) by theSuludnon Indigenous Peoples ofPanay^[1]
• 2013 Distinguished Alumna for Environmental Protection and Climate Change Adaptation of theUniversity of the Philippines^[1]
• 2015 Global Champion for Resilience by theUnited Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction^[1]
• Chevalier (Knight) in the Ordre national de la légion d’Honneur (National Order of the French Legion of Honor)^[1]
• Cavaliere (Knight) of the Italian Order of Merit^[1]
• 2016 Dangal ng Haraya Patron of Arts and Culture by theNational Commission for Culture and the Arts^[1]
• 2017 National Adaptation Plan (NAP) Champion by theUnited Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change^[1]
• 2018 Honorary degree of Doctor of Laws,Honoris Causa by theUniversity of the Philippines^[53]
• 2019 Award of Distinction by theEuropean Union^[54]
• 2023 “Commendatore” to the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic^[55]

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

Legarda has residences inMalabon (her paternal hometown) inMetro Manila and inPandan, Antique (her maternal hometown) inWestern Visayas.^[57][58][59]

In 1989, Legarda married formerBatangas GovernorAntonio Leviste. Their marriage produced two sons: Lorenzo "Lanz" Leviste andLeandro Leviste, founder and president of Solar Philippines, a manufacturer and producer of renewable energy technologies.^[12] Legarda and Leviste separated in 2003 and their marriage was annulled in 2008.^[53] On May 4, 2022, her son, Lorenzo, disowned her through an open letter in response to her decision to run as a guest candidate under the Marcos-Duterte senatorial slate in the 2022 elections. Lorenzo, who had been living in the United States since he was 18 years old, stated that he was "absolutely disgusted" by her, and condemned her for joining Marcos' slate.^[60] Her younger son, Leandro, would later publish his own letter in support of Legarda.^[61]

She is aColonel in thePhilippine Air Force Reserve Corps.^[62] The MarawiSultanate League bestowed the honorary title of "Bai Alabi" ("Princess") on her.^[10][63] The people ofMountain Province in the Cordillera Mountains gave her the name, "Tukwifi" (Bright Star). Ten indigenous groups in theDavao Region bestowed her the title of "Bai Matumpis", which means "the one who takes care". The indigenous people ofPanay in theVisayas declared her a “daughter of Panay-Bukidnon” and bestowed her the name, "Cuyong Adlaw Dulpa-an Labaw sa Kadunggan" (Shining Sun Rising in Power). She is known to be very fond of traditional Philippine textiles,^[64] and has started the usage trend of such textiles in the halls of Congress.^[65] Legarda is also an organic eater, growing the vegetables, fruits, and grains that she eats at her backyard.^[66][67]

Legarda is an environmentalist. She established theLuntiang Pilipinas (Green Philippines) foundation.^[12] In December 2017, Legarda and director Brillante Mendoza partnered again for a documentary regarding the environment. The series, entitled, "Our Fragile Earth: Protected Areas of the Philippines," began airing in ANC on December 8. It was the first ever documentary series focused on the protected areas of the Philippines. The series features theCamotes Island Mangrove Swamp Forest Reserve,El Nido Managed Resource Protected Area,Puerto Princesa Subterranean River National Park (UNESCO World Heritage Site),Sagay Marine Reserve,Mounts Banahaw–San Cristobal Protected Landscape,Rasa Island Wildlife Sanctuary,Coron Island,Mount Hamiguitan (UNESCO World Heritage Site), andLake Sebu, which is part of the Allah Valley Protected Landscape. The series also features theBanaue Rice Terraces, which is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and theVerde Island Passage.^[68]

She is also the presenter ofDayaw, a 6-part series about Philippine heritage and culture. The show has been given a continuous series annually. In January 2018, the fourth season ofDayaw premiered in ANC, while a separate show dedicated to Filipino cuisine and raw ingredients is being planned for a later showing.^[69] In February 2018, Legarda and the NCCA launched theBuhay na Buhay television series which focused on eight living sub-cultures of Filipino culture.^[70][71]She also hostsMaaram, a series of documentaries on intangible cultural heritage, which premiered in ANC in 2024.

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