“I welcome the call for the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations to conduct a public hearing on the government’s policy towards China. I agree that the Senate, as an independent body, should assert our role in helping shape the government’s foreign policy.
Read More“I support the decision of the Administration to conduct public consultations first before going back to the negotiating table to resume the peace talks. It is important for the entire Filipino public to be informed not only of the status of the peace talks, but also of the fact that both sides only have one aim in mind: to achieve lasting peace, end poverty and to pursue socio-economic programs that will benefit our people.
Read MoreSenator Loren Legarda today urged the Department of Trade and Industries (DTI) and other government agencies to bolster assistance provided to local entrepreneurs and indigenous communities in the grassroots to ensure that everyone benefits from the government’s efforts to alleviate poverty, promote economic growth, and revitalize Filipino culture.
Read MoreSpeech of Senator Loren Legarda
Sikat Pinoy National Arts and Crafts Fair 2018
June 14, 2018 | Mega Trade Halls, SM Megamall, Mandaluyong City
In 2008, I shepherded the enactment of Republic Act 9501 or the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) Act as we recognized that MSMEs play a vital role in employment generation and economic growth.
As the principal sponsor and author of the MSME Law, I believe that our progress and development as a nation should be pursued with the end goal […]
Senator Loren Legarda today expressed her support for the back-to-back launches of the Hibla ng Lahing Filipino Travelling Exhibition at the Philippine Embassies in Madrid, Spain and Washington D.C., USA.
Legarda said that these exhibits are offshoots of the National Museum’s Hibla ng Lahing Filipino: The Artistry of Philippine Textiles gallery, which is her brainchild. The inaugural launch of Hibla Travelling Exhibition was held in London in October 2017.
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