SENATOR LOREN LEGARDA FILED SENATE BILL NO. 1439 OR THE “SOLO PARENTS WELFARE ACT OF 2010” WHICH INTENDS TO ADD THE FOLLOWING ADDITIONAL SUPPORT AND BENEFITS TO SOLO PARENTS:
1. Ten percent (10%) discount from all purchases of clothing and clothing materials for the child for two (2) years from child birth;
2. Fifteen (15%) discount from all purchases of baby’s milk, food and food supplements;
3. Fifteen (15%) percent discount from all purchases of medicines and other medical supplements/ […]
SENATOR LOREN LEGARDA TODAY RECOMMENDED THROUGH THE FILING OF P. S. RESOLUTION NO. 71 THAT A JOINT SENATE INQUIRY BY THE COMMITTEES ON ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES AND PUBLIC SERVICES ON THE COAL SPILL INCIDENT IN BARANGAY WAWA, NASUGBU, BATANGAS BE CONDUCTED.
“On July 14, at the height of Typoon Basyang, a Manila-bound barge, loaded with 8,000 metric tons of coal, broke as it was being towed and drifted to the shallow waters of Brgy. Wawa, Nasugbu, Batangas, spilling 40% […]
SENATOR LOREN LEGARDA IN HER “STATE OF THE CLIMATE” PRIVILEGE SPEECH TODAY CALLED FOR THE SYNCHRONIZED IMPLEMENTATION OF THE FOLLOWING LAWS – ECOLOGICAL SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT ACT, CLEAN WATER ACT, CLEAN AIR ACT, CLIMATE CHANGE ACT OF 2009 AND THE DISASTER RISK REDUCTION AND MANAGEMENT ACT OF 2010;
“Never before in history have humans proactively worked together to avert a global catastrophe, as what we now attempt to achieve with the threatening challenge of climate change.”
The Chairman of the […]
Never before in history have humans proactively worked together to avert a global catastrophe, as what we now attempt to achieve with the threatening challenge of climate change.
It is 2010, a particular time to look into the progress of countries towards halving poverty and achieving the Millennium Development Goals or MDGs. Eradicating extreme poverty and hunger is impossible to achieve without taking extensive measures to minimize the impacts of recurring floods, droughts, and other hazards that push Filipinos back […]
SENATOR LOREN LEGARDA TODAY RECOMMENDED AN INCREASE IN COMBAT DUTY PAY OF ALL ENLISTED PERSONNEL OF THE ARMED FORCES OF THE PHILIPPINES TO AS MUCH AS TWENTY-FIVE PERCENT (25%) OF THEIR BASE PAY.
“Current computations peg the combat duty pay of officers and enlisted personnel of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) at a measly P240.00 per month. This insignificant amount hardly reflects a recognition on the part of government that while soldiers are in a combat zone, they […]
