Deputy Speaker and Antique Lone District Representative Loren Legarda expresses her support of our local scientists and researchers as they continue to attain breakthroughs and provide urgent solutions to defeat Covid-19.
The team of scientists from the Philippine Genome Center and the University of the Philippines Manila – National Institute of Health led by Dr. Raul Destura, deputy executive director of the Philippine Genome Center, developed the GenAmplify™ COVID-19 rRT-PCR Detection Kit, the first locally made (polymerase chain reaction) PCR based […]
Deputy Speaker and Antique Congresswoman Loren Legarda urged the government to swiftly enforce all provisions of the Bayanihan to Heal as One Act (Republic Act No. 11469), which was signed into law on March 24 to provide aid for affected families and bolster support for frontliners and personnel in arresting the spread of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the country.
Legarda also supported the mobilization of P5,000 to P8,000 worth of cash and subsidy for 18 million low income households […]
1. There are 1.7 million poor households in NCR most affected by lockdown. LGUs may purchase one sack of rice using their calamity fund, which is over and above the 8,000-peso financial assistance for NCR.
2. Release the cash subsidy from social amelioration of Bayanihan Act this week. It’s already delayed.
3. DSWD to update the list and advance the release of annual subsidies for the beneficiaries under the conditional cash transfer program (4Ps) this April.
4. DSWD to give the 3,600 pesos […]
Deputy Speaker and Antique Congresswoman Loren Legarda today urged governments and leaders to incorporate climate change and environmental protection initiatives into the health, social welfare, and other support and rehabilitation programs for populations and communities affected by the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the country and the world.
Legarda said that the health crisis—with COVID-19 cases now at over 827,000 in 205 states and deaths of more than 40,000 worldwide—gives countries the opportunity to utilize funds for support programs to further […]
Deputy Speaker and Antique Congresswoman Loren Legarda today called on the national and local governments to ensure that the air quality in Metro Manila and urban regions becomes healthier even after the implementation of the Enhanced Community Quarantine (ECQ), which was imposed due to the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic.
Legarda cited figures showing a substantial decrease in levels of particulate matter (PM)—which refers to a mixture of solid particles or liquid droplets in the atmosphere capable of penetrating deep into […]
