Senator Loren Legarda today said that the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) must use the remaining Four Billion Pesos from its 2015 budget for the poorest Filipinos.
During the hearing of the Senate Committee on Finance chaired by Legarda, the DSWD said that as of January 2016, unobligated funds of the Department from its 2015 budget was 18.46 Billion Pesos. As of August 31, 2016, they still have a remaining balance worth 4 Billion Pesos. Since the said fund is from the 2015 budget, any excess by the end of the year will revert to the national treasury.
Senator Loren Legarda said that the 2017 national budget will continue to mainstream provisions on environmental sustainability as she stressed that the Senate will continue to monitor the implementation of the country’s environmental laws.
Legarda, Chairperson of the Senate Committee on Finance, made the statement during the hearing for the proposed 2017 budget of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR).
Senator Loren Legarda today said the government should upgrade facilities and improve standards of agencies under the Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO) to ensure that it provides the people with reliable, balanced, and up-to-date news and information about the government and its activities.
Senator Loren Legarda renewed her call for the strict implementation of Republic Act 10000 or the Agri-Agra Reform Credit Act of 2009 during the hearing for the proposed 2017 budget of the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR).
Legarda, Chairperson of the Senate Committee on Finance and co-author of RA 10000, said that the agriculture sector is crucial for attaining economic development and the country’s food sufficiency target but various challenges face the sector, which has led to the crafting and enactment of the law.
Message of Senator Loren Legarda
The Climate Reality Project – Philippines:
The Filipino Youth Beyond Paris
19 September 2016 | Sulo Riviera Hotel, Quezon City
I believe all of you present here today know and agree that we are at risk; we are vulnerable to climate change risks. The signs are all around us. The numbers speak for themselves. It is no longer an issue of taking action, but rather of how much action we need to take.
