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Legarda lauds implementation of discount on more goods for seniors, as she bats for representation of the elderly in LGUs

October 28, 2010

SENATOR LOREN LEGARDA TODAY LAUDED THE DEPARTMENTS OF AGRICULTURE AND TRADE AND INDUSTRY FOR IMPLEMENTING THE FIVE PERCENT DISCOUNT ON AT LEAST TWENTY MORE BASIC COMMODITIES PURCHASED BY SENIOR CITIZENS.
Legarda, principal author of Republic Act 9994 or the Expanded Senior Citizens Act of 2010, said that she is pleased with this development in the implementation of the law because it gives senior citizens discounts on a wider range of basic commodities—which now include fresh fruits, flour, certain dairy products, […]

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Legarda lauds implementation of discount on more goods for seniors, as she bats for representation of the elderly in LGUs

October 28, 2010

SENATOR LOREN LEGARDA TODAY LAUDED THE DEPARTMENTS OF AGRICULTURE AND TRADE AND INDUSTRY FOR IMPLEMENTING THE FIVE PERCENT DISCOUNT ON AT LEAST TWENTY MORE BASIC COMMODITIES PURCHASED BY SENIOR CITIZENS.
Legarda, principal author of Republic Act 9994 or the Expanded Senior Citizens Act of 2010, said that she is pleased with this development in the implementation of the law because it gives senior citizens discounts on a wider range of basic commodities—which now include fresh fruits, flour, certain dairy products, […]

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Legarda Pushes For Magna Carta for Barangays

October 27, 2010

AS BARANGAY LEADERS START A NEW TERM OF OFFICE FOLLOWING THE BARANGAY AND SANGGUNIANG KABATAAN ELECTIONS, SENATOR LOREN LEGARDA TODAY SOUGHT FOR THE PASSAGE OF A PROPOSED MEASURE ESTABLISHING THE MAGNA CARTA FOR BARANGAYS.
Legarda stressed that the national government should promote the welfare and prosperity of the barangay as it is the basic political unit where the collective views of the people in the community may be crystallized and considered.
“We want the national government to give more attention […]

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Legarda Pushes For Magna Carta for Barangays

October 27, 2010

AS BARANGAY LEADERS START A NEW TERM OF OFFICE FOLLOWING THE BARANGAY AND SANGGUNIANG KABATAAN ELECTIONS, SENATOR LOREN LEGARDA TODAY SOUGHT FOR THE PASSAGE OF A PROPOSED MEASURE ESTABLISHING THE MAGNA CARTA FOR BARANGAYS.
Legarda stressed that the national government should promote the welfare and prosperity of the barangay as it is the basic political unit where the collective views of the people in the community may be crystallized and considered.
“We want the national government to give more attention […]

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Legarda: Double efforts, act swiftly on disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation

October 25, 2010

SENATOR LOREN LEGARDA TODAY REITERATED HER CALL TO BOTH THE NATIONAL GOVERNMENT AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT UNITS (LGUS) TO DOUBLE THEIR EFFORTS AND ACT SWIFTLY TO MAKE THE COUNTRY RESILIENT TO DISASTERS AND ABLE TO COMBAT THE EFFECTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE.
Legarda made the statement as she noted that the Philippines ranked 6th in a Climate Change Vulnerability Index. Furthermore, Manila has been tagged as one of the most dangerous cities to live in if a natural hazard strikes.
“The whole […]

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