“As the ill effects of global warming, increased precipitation and extreme weather events adversely affect the high concentration of species found endemically in our country, we, who are dependent on these very plants and animals for livelihood and sustenance, are directly affected as well,” the Senator said.
Read MoreThere have been numerous studies done in the past on the Philippine claim to Sabah. It is time that we confront the issue, whether or not it gives discomfort to Malaysia. Our duty and obligation is to our country and people first.
Read MoreAiming to address unemployment and underemployment in the country, Senator Loren Legarda is today launched LOREN sa Bawat Barangay in Baguio City.
LOREN, which means Livelihood Opportunities to Raise Employment Nationwide, will be the implementation of Legarda’s four laws on livelihood and employment—the Public Employment Service Office (PESO) Act, the Magna Carta for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME), the Barangay Kabuhayan Act, and the Agri-Agra Reform Credit Act.
“LOREN sa Bawat Barangay will be a consultation with various sectors of society […]
Senator Loren Legarda, co-author and co-sponsor of Republic Act No. 10361 or the Kasambahay Law, today urged representatives of domestic workers and employers to participate in the public consultation on the law’s implementing rules and regulations (IRR) to ensure that their views are heard and taken into consideration.
Read MoreSenator Loren Legarda deplored reports that a college student from the University of the Philippines-Manila committed suicide after she was forced to take a leave of absence for failing to pay her tuition fee.
“It is deplorable that this student had to take her own life, but it is even more regrettable if she indeed did it as she was unable to pay for her tuition fee,” said Legarda.
According to news reports, Kristel Tejada, freshman student at the UP Manila, committed […]
