Senator Loren Legarda strongly condemned the killing of eight (8) Lumads including their chieftain, Datu Victor Danyan, in Barangay Ned, Lake Sebu, South Cotabato last December 3 allegedly by military forces.
Legarda expressed outrage over the incident, noting reports that the victims were farmers who were harvesting their produce when the shooting happened.
Read MoreOn the third week of the docu-series Our Fragile Earth: Protected Areas of the Philippines, Senator Loren Legarda enjoins the public to watch the episode on the Camotes Island Mangrove Swamp Forest Reserve, which is described as a precious fortress in Central Visayas.
Read MoreSenator Loren Legarda today said that the 2018 national budget, which was already signed by the President into law, will further boost progress for the more than 11 million farmers and fisherfolks in the country.
Legarda, Chair of the Senate Committee on Finance, said that the approved budget of the Department of Agriculture (DA) and attached agencies for next year is Php110.075 Billion, the 7th highest allocation in the 2018 budget.
Read MoreSenator Loren Legarda today said that President Rodrigo Roa Duterte has signed into law the 2018 General Appropriations Act (GAA) amounting to Php3.767 Trillion—the highest allocation by any administration.
Legarda, Chair of the Senate Committee on Finance, reiterated that the 2018 GAA is a makatao or pro-people budget that places heavy importance on providing for the actual needs of the Filipinos, such as education, healthcare, livelihood, shelter, peace and order, and other support and services to the public.
Read MoreSenator Loren Legarda today said that the 2018 national budget will further enable the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) to cater to the needs of underprivileged Filipinos.
Legarda, Chair of the Senate Committee on Finance, said that the budget of the DSWD increased to Php141 Billion for next year from the current year’s Php128 Billion. She added that the proposed 2018 national budget was already ratified by Congress and will be signed by the President on December 19, 2017.
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