Senator Loren Legarda invites everyone to watch the third episode of Dayaw Season 4 – Vessels of Culture on Thursday, January 18, 6:30pm, on the ABS-CBN News Channel (ANC), with livestreaming on abs-cbnnews.com/live and on ANC’s Facebook page.
Read MoreIn light of the recent eruptive activities of Mayon Volcano in Albay, Senator Loren Legarda today urged both national and local government officials to implement disaster risk reduction (DRR) measures and encouraged the public to heed the call of authorities to evacuate and seek shelter away from danger zones.
Read MoreAs Chair of the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, Senator Loren Legarda today sponsored three treaties with the European Union, Germany, and Sweden—all of which have been ratified by President Rodrigo R. Duterte but still require concurrence from the Senate in order to enter into force.
Read MoreSponsorship Speech of Senator Loren Legarda
Treaties on EU-PH Framework Agreement on Partnership and Cooperation, and Social Security Agreements with Sweden and Germany
16 January 2018 | Senate Session Hall
Mr. President, distinguished colleagues,
I have the honor to seek approval of three treaties, namely:
Senate Resolution No. 570 under Committee Report No. 193, “Resolution Concurring in the Ratification of the Framework Agreement on Partnership and Cooperation Between the European Union and Its Member States, of the One Part, and The Republic of the Philippines, […]
Read MoreSenator Loren Legarda today said that the 2018 national budget takes care of the needs of underprivileged Filipinos who need refuge through the Department of Social Welfare and Development’s (DSWD) centers and institutions.
Legarda, Chair of the Senate Committee on Finance, said that under the 2018 General Appropriations Act (GAA), additional Php2.080 Billion was allocated under the DSWD budget for the repair, reconstruction or construction of its facilities such as activity centers for street children, residential facilities for the elderly, centers for children in conflict with the law, and temporary shelter for the abused, vagrants, mendicants, and physically, socially and mentally disabled persons.
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