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Senator Loren Legarda has encouraged everyone to adopt a zero waste lifestyle for a cleaner, healthier, and safer environment. Legarda made the statement as the country observes National Zero Waste Month and the 17th anniversary of Republic Act No. 9003 or the Ecological Solid Waste Management (ESWM) Act, which was signed into law on January […]
Senator Loren Legarda urged both national and local government officials to implement disaster risk reduction (DRR) measures and encouraged the public to heed the call of authorities to evacuate and seek shelter away from danger zones. The Province of Albay has been placed under a state of calamity amid the threat of Mayon Volcano’s eruption. […]
Senator Loren Legarda said that all state universities and colleges (SUCs) will each receive an additional Php10 Million in their capital outlay this year for the purchase of school equipment and improvement of facilities within their respective campuses. Legarda, who chairs the Senate Committee on Finance, also said that P327-million under the Department of Information […]
Senator Loren Legarda said the 2018 General Appropriations Act (GAA) funds the Universal Access to Quality Tertiary Education Act (RA 10931), which means that students who will enroll in state universities and colleges (SUCs), local state universities and colleges (LUCs), and state-run technical vocational institutions (TVIs) no longer need to pay for tuition and other […]
Senator Loren Legarda congratulated the Administration’s economic team as she welcomed the investment upgrade of the Philippines’ Foreign-Currency Issuer Default Rating (IDR) from its 2013 rating of “BBB-” to “BBB” issued by the credit rating agency Fitch Ratings. The new rating provides the country with a “stable” outlook, which means that the “upside and downside […]
The Senate has approved the P3.767 trillion 2018 national budget with the bulk of the national budget allocated for the government’s various social services programs. With 16 affirmative votes, zero negative vote and no abstention, the Senate passed on third and final reading House Bill No. 6215, which was sponsored by Senator Loren Legarda, […]
The Philippines has successfully completed its third consecutive participation in the Venice Biennale as it concludes The Spectre of Comparison, the Philippine Pavilion at the 2017 Venice Art Biennale. The 2017 Philippine Pavilion, curated by Joselina Cruz and featuring the works of Lani Maestro and Manuel Ocampo, completed a six-month run at the Artiglierie […]
In observance of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women last November 25, Senator Loren Legarda said the battle to stop abuse against women and children is far from over. “Violence against women is one of the most pervasive human rights abuses in the country despite laws to prevent it. It […]
In observance of this year’s Climate Change Consciousness Week, Senator Loren Legarda encouraged stronger convergence among national agencies, local government units, climate advocates, and stakeholders to synthesize fragmented adaptation and mitigation efforts into a cohesive action plan that will support the Philippines’ transition towards a climate-smart and climate-resilient nation. Legarda, Chair of the Senate […]
Senator Loren Legarda emphasized the need for the government to foster an enabling environment that would attract low-carbon investments from the private sector and address the uncertainties and risks that restrain lending institutions and private banks from engaging in these mitigation investments. Legarda, Head of the Philippine Delegation to the 23rd Session of the […]