In her fourth term as Senator, Senator Loren Legarda refiles Senate Bill 7 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.
Legarda reiterated 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 will be able to hone the […]
At the start of her 4th term in the Senate, Senator Loren Legarda 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.
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 single-use plastic waste every day at home, […]
I laud the nomination of Ms. Ma. Antonia “Toni” Yulo-Loyzaga as Secretary of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR).
The appointment is timely and strategic given the triple threats of biodiversity loss, pollution, and climate change to the Philippines. I look forward to the DENR’s effective implementation of at least 10 landmark environmental laws we have passed in the past decades, all sorely lacking in serious, strict and efficient monitoring.
Ms. Yulo-Loyzaga brings to the DENR a deep and broad […]
Four-term Senator Legarda has been heeding the call to attend to the pressing issues on the compensation of Barangay Health Workers (BHWs) for years. The COVID-19 pandemic has further magnified their importance as one of the country’s frontliners.
Legarda has filed Senate Bill Number 5, which will provide a comprehensive set of compensation, incentives, and other benefits in acknowledgment of the services these health workers render to the people.
“BHWs suffer due to a lack of effective support mechanisms and insufficient funds […]
The veteran lawmaker recently filed SBN 4, which seeks to increase the minimum wage of public school teachers and non-teaching personnel, highlighting the need to provide adequate support and compensation to address the increasing cost of living.
The proposed measure seeks to increase the salary grade level of public school teachers from Salary Grade 11 to Salary Grade 15. Teaching personnel or instructors in public universities and colleges will also be granted an increase from Salary Grade 12 to Salary Grade […]
