Deputy Speaker and Antique Congresswoman Loren Legarda expressed her strong commitment to champion the farmers and fishers, as the country moves towards becoming self-sufficient and food secure, during the AGRI2022 Online Forum.
Highlighting the successes in the province of Antique, which saw significant increases in palay production (27.4%) and yield (3.8%) in 2021, Legarda emphasized, “With the exceptional support of the government: from providing seeds, tools, equipment and market access, self-sufficiency in agriculture can be achieved.” The province of Antique boasts […]
As parts of the country have been placed under Alert Level 3, where businesses are only allowed to operate at 30% indoor capacity and 50% outdoor capacity after the surge in COVID-19 cases, three-term Senator, now Deputy Speaker Loren Legarda called for the passage of the Restaurant Industry Revival Act under House Bill No. 7610.
“The foodservice industry is in dire crisis. The changes in regulations and restrictions due to the outbreak have severely affected the global and domestic economies. One […]
Deputy Speaker and Antique Congresswoman Loren Legarda pushed for the planting and rehabilitation of mangroves along the shorelines of vulnerable coastal communities to serve as natural buffers against storm surges, flooding, erosion, and other climate hazards.
Legarda also called on the Climate Change Commission, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG), and other national and local government agencies to follow a “Building with Nature” approach to develop and implement ecosystem-based coastal defense […]
My heartfelt congratulations to my good friend, Gov. Benjamin Diokno, for being named as the Banker’s Global and Asia Pacific Central Bank Governor of the Year. I worked with him closely when I was Chair of the Senate Committee on Finance, and truly, his competence is unquestionable.
With your steadfast leadership, the BSP has remained committed to ensuring our country’s economic recovery and financial stability despite the challenges brought upon by the COVID-19 pandemic.
May this recognition motivate you as you continue […]
Three-term Senator, now Deputy Speaker, Loren Legarda provided financial aid as immediate assistance to local government units (LGUs) affected by the recent onslaught of Typhoon Odette.
Legarda whose home province, Antique, was also among the provinces that sustained damage due to the recent typhoon, extended her help to Negros Occidental, Cebu, Bohol, Southern Leyte, Palawan, Surigao del Norte and Dinagat Islands, while also helping communities in her province by providing food packs and construction materials, from personal family resources as national […]
