AMID COMPLAINTS FROM GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES OVER THE DELAY IN THE GRANT OF THE P7,000 CHRISTMAS BONUS, SENATOR LOREN LEGARDA ON SUNDAY ASKED THE DEPARTMENT OF BUDGET AND MANAGEMENT TO EXPLAIN WHY IT WAITED UNTIL THE LAST MINUTE TO RELEASE THE PROMISED INCENTIVE.
“Government workers were promised the cash gift long before Christmas, yet the DBM seems to have other priorities as many of them had yet to receive the year-end bonus before Christmas Day, ” she said.
The delay, Loren […]
THE LATEST MARITIME TRAGEDY COULD HAVE BEEN PREVENTED HAD GOVERNMENT AUTHORITIES BEEN MORE CAREFUL IN ENSURING THE SEAWORTHINESS OF INTER-ISLAND VESSELS, ACCORDING TO SENATOR LOREN LEGARDA.
“The Christmas Eve collision of a passenger ferry and a fishing boat at Manila Bay underscores once more the shortcomings of the concerned government agencies in the proper monitoring of maritime vessels,” Loren said.
The collision between the wooden-hulled passenger ferry M/V Catalyn B and the steel-hulled fishing vessel F/V Anatalia off the coast of […]
FILIPINO MOTHERS WHO DESIRE A “CLEANER AND GREENER” PHILIPPINES FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS HAVE BANDED TOGETHER TO FORM THE ENVIRONMENTAL GROUP GREEN MOMS IN SUPPORT OF THE VICE PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDACY OF SENATOR LOREN LEGARDA.
Calling themselves GMoMs, members of the group underscored the urgency of electing to public office leaders like Senator Legarda who has been consistent in their pro-environment actions.
“We need not only a greener Philippines for our children and our children’s children, but also one that is able […]
LEGASPI CITY, – SEN. LOREN LEGARDA ON WEDNESDAY LAUNCHED HER OWN RELIEF OPERATIONS, DUBBED LINGKOD LOREN, SERVING SOME 2000 FAMILIES IN FOUR EVACUATION CENTERS FOR EVACUEES FROM MAYON’S VOLCANIC FURY.
Lingkod Loren distributed relief goods in coordination with local authorities to 763 families at the Gogon Elementary School, 431 families at the Albay Central School, 635 in the Daraga North Elementary School and 142 in the Camalig Elementary School.
The distribution was undertaken with the help of Mayor Noel Rosal […]
COUNTRIES MOST AFFECTED BY CLIMATE CHANGE LIKE THE PHILIPPINES HAVE EVERY RIGHT TO TAP INTO A “CLIMATE JUSTICE” FUND WHICH INDUSTRIALIZED NATIONS LED BY THE UNITED STATES (US) ARE BEING ASKED TO PUT UP.
Senator Loren Legarda has issued this statement in reaction to a recent interview by cable television network Al-Jazeera at the height of the United Nations (UN) climate change conference in Copenhagen.
Loren expressed no opposition to the “transparency” being sought by US Secretary of State Hillary […]
