August 18, 2022
Senator Loren Legarda has filed a bill regulating the manufacturing, importation and use of single-use products by providing penalties, levies and incentives for industries and consumers.
Called the Single-Use Plastics Regulation and Management Act of 2022, the measure provides an “ambitious yet comprehensive” approach to solving the problem of single-use plastics, Legarda said.
The proposed act will cover the manufacture, importation, use, recycling, and disposal of all single-use plastics used in trade or commerce in business enterprises, as well as by retailers […]
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August 18, 2022
Senator Loren Legarda has refiled her bill that seeks to phase out single-use plastics and mandate extended producers’ responsibility schemes from businesses and companies, reiterating her call to address the growing plastic pollution and waste in the country.
Returning to the Senate for her fourth six-year tenure as the 19th Congress opens July 25, Legarda also called on the public to support the Plastic Free July, a global movement that enjoins millions of people around the world to avoid and reduce […]
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August 18, 2022
Senator Loren Legarda has refiled a bill that seeks to amend Republic Act 8759 or the Public Employment Service Office (PESO) Act of 1999 to include entrepreneurship and provide better employment and entrepreneurial opportunities suited for each Filipino.
She said that this amendment to the law would address the drawn-out issue of unemployment and underemployment in the Philippines.
Legarda echoed her previous statement that the promotion of entrepreneurship will be able to hone the skills of Filipinos and will encourage self-employment opportunities, […]
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August 18, 2022
Senator Loren Legarda has refiled a measure seeking to amend Republic Act 8759 or the Public Employment Service Office (PESO) Act of 1999 to provide more job opportunities for Filipinos.
Legarda stressed that an amendment to the existing law would address the “drawn-out issue of unemployment and underemployment in the Philippines.”
She said the promotion of entrepreneurship will improve the skills of Filipinos and will encourage self-employment opportunities, which will lead to generating more jobs.
“The Philippine Statistics Authority reported that about 2.87 […]
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August 18, 2022
Senator Loren Legarda has refiled Senate Bill 7 that seeks to amend Republic Act (RA) 8759 ,or the Public Employment Service Office (PESO) Act of 1999, to include entrepreneurship and provide better employment and entrepreneurial opportunities suited for each Filipino.
Legarda, a four-term lawmaker, stressed that this amendment to the existing law would address the drawn-out issue of unemployment and underemployment in the Philippines.
She echoed her previous statement that the promotion of entrepreneurship would be able to hone the skills of […]
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