Senator Loren Legarda today said that the 2018 national budget sustains support to expand and enhance the capabilities and competency of micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs).
Legarda, Chair of the Senate Committee on Finance and principal sponsor and author of Republic Act No. 9501 or the Magna Carta for MSMEs, said that under the 2018 General Appropriations Act (GAA), Php1 Billion was allocated for the Pondo sa Pagbabago at Pag-asenso of the Small Business Corporation and Php1 Billion for Shared Service Facilities (SSF) program under the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI).
The National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) and Senator Loren Legarda today officially launched “Buhay na Buhay,” an engaging and informative series that introduces the eight living cultures of the Philippines.
Legarda presents the groundbreaking study of former NCCA Chairperson, Professor Felipe De Leon Jr. in this eight-part weekly series written by Floy Quintos, directed by Jeypi Salonga of Business Unusual Media Solutions (BUMS) Inc., and produced by the NCCA.
Senator Loren Legarda today said that more underemployed and displaced workers would benefit from the Department of Labor and Employment’s (DOLE) Tulong Panghanapbuhay sa Ating Disavantaged/Displaced (TUPAD) Workers Program with increased funding under the 2018 national budget.
Senator Loren Legarda invites everyone to watch the 8th episode of the documentary series Our Fragile Earth: Protected Areas of the Philippines, featuring the Mt. Hamiguitan Range Wildlife Sanctuary, a UNESCO World Heritage Site and ASEAN Heritage Park, on Saturday, January 27, 7:45 a.m., on ANC, the ABS-CBN News Channel.
Senator Loren Legarda today said that surviving spouses of World War II veterans will receive their remaining unpaid pension from the government this year.
“I am happy to announce that this year, living spouses of deceased World War II veterans should be able to receive full payment of pension arrears due them,” said Legarda, Chair of the Senate Committee on Finance.
