SENATOR LOREN LEGARDA TODAY PUSHED FOR A MORE VIGOROUS PROMOTION AND IMPLEMENTATION OF THE MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES (MSME) LAW TO SUPPORT THE EXPANSION OF WORK AND LIVELIHOOD OPPORTUNITIES FOR FILIPINOS.
Legarda, principal author and sponsor of Republic Act 9501 or the MSME Law, said that self-employed workers constitute 40% or 14 million of the 36 million Filipinos currently employed in the country today.
“Viable employment alternatives such as self-employment, particularly on micro enterprise activities, will strongly complement the […]
SENATOR LOREN LEGARDA TODAY CALLED ON THE GOVERNMENT TO BEEF UP ITS ANTI-CORRUPTION PROGRAM AS PART OF THE EFFORT TO MAKE THE COUNTRY CLIMATE- AND DISASTER-RESILIENT.
Legarda, Chair of the Senate Committee on Climate Change, made the statement in reaction to a recent report released by Transparency International which stated that eradicating corruption is crucial to make policies on climate change adaptation more effective.
The report stated that many countries that are most vulnerable to climate change impacts are also […]
“WE NEED NOT MAKE AN INTERPRETATION OF WHAT MAY AND MAY NOT BE ALLOWED IN OUR COUNTRY IN TERMS OF FOREIGN MILITARY BASING. THE 1987 PHILIPPINE CONSTITUTION IS CLEAR. IT DOES NOT ALLOW FOREIGN MILITARY BASES, TROOPS OR FACILITIES IN THE PHILIPPINES EXCEPT UNDER A TREATY CONCURRED IN BY THE SENATE, AND WHEN THE CONGRESS SO REQUIRES, RATIFIED BY THE FILIPINO PEOPLE IN A REFERENDUM, AND RECOGNIZED AS A TREATY BY THE OTHER CONTRACTING STATE,” SENATOR LEGARDA SAID IN REACTION […]
AS THE COUNTRY STARTS THE CELEBRATION OF THE NATIONAL HERITAGE MONTH, SENATOR LOREN LEGARDA CALLED ON THE GOVERNMENT AND PHILIPPINE CULTURE AND HISTORY ENTHUSIASTS TO INITIATE AND SUPPORT EFFORTS TO REVIVE THE FILIPINOS’ INTEREST IN THEIR HERITAGE.
“It is quite a difficult task to make our people embrace our culture since many have long forgotten about it. But if they refuse to visit our history, we must let history visit them. Let us bring our culture closer to the people,” […]
“THE GLOBAL FIGHT AGAINST TERRORISM HAS ACHIEVED A HISTORIC MILESTONE. JUSTICE HAS BEEN SERVED,” THUS COMMENTED SENATOR LOREN LEGARDA ON THE DEATH OF AL QAEDA HEAD OSAMA BIN LADEN.
Senator Loren Legarda, Chair of the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, praised the dedication and hard work of all the people who have been involved in the global fight against terrorism.
“Thousands of innocent lives have been lost on account of the unspeakable consequences of terrorism. I am sure this development […]
