Legarda Urges Gov’t to Address Chronic Malnutrition among Filipino Children

July 11, 2016

In observance of the National Nutrition Month, Senator Loren Legarda urged the government to strengthen programs that would address the country’s worsening state of malnutrition.

In making the appeal, Legarda pointed out that the country’s chronic malnutrition rate has increased from 30.3% in 2013 to 33.5 % in 2015 based on latest Food and Nutrition Research Institute (FNRI) data. Moreover, a study by the international organization Save The Children showed that 1 in 3 Filipino children suffers from stunting.

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Legarda urges government to maximize malunggay’s potential

July 10, 2015

STRESSING the varied uses of malunggay, Senator Loren Legarda urged the government to maximize the benefits of the tropical crop.
“Because of the many uses of malunggay, the government should formulate a sustainable framework for development that will serve as guide to the formulation an implementation of plans, programs and projects for the production, marketing, processing and distribution of malunggay for food, medicinal, health and commercial needs,” Legarda said.
Legarda said she has re-filed the proposed Malunggay Development Act to spur the […]

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Legarda Urges Gov’t To Maximize Benefits of Malunggay

July 9, 2015

Senator Loren Legarda today highlighted the varied uses of malunggay and urged the government to maximize the benefits of the tropical crop.
Legarda said that she has re-filed the proposed Malunggay Development Act, under Senate Bill No. 104, to spur the production, processing, marketing and distribution of malunggay in suitable areas of the country in order to acquire its benefits.
Malunggay is one of the most useful tropical trees. Its young leaves are commonly cooked and eaten like spinach or used to […]

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Senate Bill No. 104 – Malunggay Development Act

March 24, 2014

AN ACT TO PROMOTE THE PRODUCTION, PROCESSING, MARKETING AND DISTRIBUTION OF MORINGA OLEIFERA LAMK, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS MALUNGGAY, MANDATING THE CREATION OF A FRAMEWORK FOR DEVELOPMENT PLAN, PROVIDING FUNDS THEREFOR, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
Scope: National
Legislative status: Pending in the Committee (7/24/2013)
http://senate.gov.ph/lis/bill_res.aspx?congress=16&q=SBN-104
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SBN-104 (as filed)

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