Senator Loren Legarda has called for a Senate inquiry on the actual state of rice supply in the country following the alarming rise in the cost of rice.
Legarda filed Senate Resolution 233, which calls for the said inquiry, noting that the price of the lowest variety of commercial grade rice available in the market rose from P27 to P34 per kilo within just a few months.
“The rise in the cost of rice in the past few months can […]
Senator Loren Legarda today reiterated her call for the provision of health workers in every barangay in the country for a more efficient healthcare delivery system and to strengthen community defense against sicknesses.
Legarda has filed Senate Bill 102 that would make barangay health worker (BHW) a permanent position in every barangay and ensure that they will be provided with a monthly salary and with other benefits such as hazard allowance, subsistence allowance and Christmas bonus equivalent to their one month […]
Senator Loren Legarda today said that the country can continue to improve infant survival rate if parents, especially first-time mothers, are provided with right information and education on proper care for newborns and infants.
Legarda noted that statistics from the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) showed the downward trend in the Philippines’ newborn and infant mortality rate.
In 1990, neonatal mortality rate is at 23 deaths per 1,000 live births. It decreased to 14 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2010. For […]
Senator Loren Legarda today hailed the removal of the Philippines from the French Blacklist of tax haven territories and said that this development is reflective of the government’s efforts to improve fiscal integrity through sound policies, including the Tax Treaty with the French Government.
Legarda said that the Senate adopted the Protocol Amending the Agreement between the Philippine Government and the French Republic for the Avoidance of Double Taxation and the Prevention of Fiscal Evasion with Respect to Taxes on Income […]
Senator Loren Legarda today stressed the need to address land degradation that is affecting about one-third of the population.
Legarda, Chair of the Senate Committee on Environment and Natural Resources, said that the Global Assessment of Land Degradation and Improvement showed that land degradation in the country has affected more than 33 million Filipinos and is likely to contribute to widespread and severe poverty in the rural areas.
She noted that a 2010 report by the Department of Agriculture’s Bureau of Soils […]
