NP-NPC-LDP VICE PRESIDENTIAL BET LOREN LEGARDA TODAY CHALLENGED ALL CANDIDATES RUNNING FOR NATIONAL POSITIONS TO TACKLE CLIMATE CHANGE, “AN ISSUE THAT IS NO LONGER THE ABSTRACT, UNINTELLIGIBLE CONCEPT THAT IT WAS BEFORE. CLIMATE CHANGE IS REAL. YOU CAN SEE IT IN THE DAILY STRUGGLES OF THE POOR TODAY.”
Legarda, the only candidate carrying environmental issues in her national campaign, cited the plight of farmers against El Nino, hunger, poverty, and the spread of disease as “everyday effects of climate change”. Read More
Sabi nila, kung gusto mo raw maramdaman ang tunay na pulso ng bayan, kausapin mo ang mga barangay chairman at barangay officials. Sila kasi ang laging nasa harap ng masang Pilipino, nakaririnig ng kanilang hinaing at gumagawa ng paraan para masolusyunan ang mga problema sa abot ng kanilang makakaya.
Sa aking pagiikot sa bansa bago ko pa man ideklara ang aking kandidatura, marami akong natutunan sa kanila. Sabi ko nga sa sarili ko, baka lang nakalilimutan ng ilan, na ang […]
SENATOR LOREN LEGARDA, SENATE AGRICULTURE AND FOOD COMMITTEE CHAIRPERSON YESTERDAY SAID SHE WILL INCLUDE IN THE NATIONAL AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES EXTENSION SYSTEM BILL OR R.A. 3100 THE INSTITUTIONALIZATION OF THE BARANGAY TECHNICIANS AS PART OF THE EXTENSION SYSTEM FOR AGRICULTURE.
Legarda has been working on the said bill in the Senate and the Congressional Oversight Committee on Agriculture and Fisheries (COCAFM), a joint legislative body which she also chairs is conducting its review on the extension system to further improve […]
MANILA, PHILIPPINES–MONEY SENT HOME BY OVERSEAS FILIPINO WORKERS (OFWS) SURGED BY 8.5 PERCENT TO $1.372 BILLION IN JANUARY OR $107 MILLION MORE THAN THE $1.265 BILLION SENT HOME IN THE SAME PERIOD LAST YEAR, THE BANGKO SENTRAL NG PILIPINAS (BSP) REPORTED YESTERDAY.
BSP Governor Amando M. Tetangco Jr. said that remittances from sea-based workers jumped by 18.1 percent while that from land-based workers went up by 6.3 percent.
He said the bulk, or 81.1 percent, of the total inflows in […]
CAMPAIGNING YESTERDAY IN CABANATUAN, NP-NPC-LDP VICE PRESIDENTIAL BET LOREN LEGARDA CALLED FOR EXTENSIVE CONSULTATION IN THE AGRICULTURE, CLIMATE CHANGE AND HEALTH COMMITTEES OF THE SENATE, ALL OF WHICH SHE CHAIRS, IN ORDER TO ADDRESS FOOD SECURITY AND HEALTH ISSUES.
Legarda seeks to put an end to the heavy importation of rice and vegetables, which kills the local farming industry and causes local food prices to spike.
“Massive importation of rice and vegetables not only kills the local farming industry but […]
