MANILA, Philippines—Members of the Assumption Student Council (ASC) of Assumption College San Lorenzo in Makati City on Friday sought the removal of the portrait of Senator Loren Legarda from the university’s Wall of Empowered Women.
In a statement, the councils of school year 2025-2026 and 2026-2027 said Legarda’s “recent political actions no longer reflect the values that Assumption upholds.”
Legarda, who finished elementary and high school at Assumption College, was among the senators who voted for Alan Peter Cayetano as Senate president earlier this week, two days before the transmission of the Articles of Impeachment of Vice President Sara Duterte to the Senate.
“Any act that enables impunity and obstruction of justice, however subtle or procedural, diminishes public trust, and compromises the dignity of institutions that serve the Filipino people,” the councils said.
“Assumption College San Lorenzo forms leaders who are expected to act with integrity, exercise social responsibility, and uphold courage of conviction. These are standards instilled from Basic Education through Higher Education, and define the conduct expected of every Assumptionista who enters public service. In view of this, the Council encourages the entire Assumption College community to support this petition,” they added.
The councils called on Legarda to “reflect on the principles she once upheld as a student and as a public figure.”
“We express our earnest hope that Senator Legarda will confront this moment with integrity and a clear sense of duty. It remains within her capacity to rebuild the trust of a community that once regarded her as an alumna of distinction. Now is the time to prove that such trust was not misplaced,” they said.
