July 6, 2022
Senator Loren Legarda underscored the importance of providing quality education for all Filipino students and helping them cope with the challenges brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic as she filed Senate Bill No. 1 or the “One Tablet, One Student Act of 2022”.
The proposed measure aims to give each elementary and secondary level student in public schools, as well as those enrolled in State Universities and Colleges (SUCs), a tablet to help them adapt to the online learning system being […]
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July 4, 2022
Senator Loren Legarda has filed her first ten (10) proposed legislative measures in the 19th Congress today.
Having served as a senator for 18 years, she was the first to file among the 24 incumbent and newly-elected senators in accordance with the principle of seniority in the Senate.
“We just filed the first batch of our priority bills today, which are mostly zeroed in on the edification of the country’s education and livelihood system. We prioritized these measures as we believe they […]
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June 30, 2022
This law strengthened PAGASA’s operations by providing them with a stronger technology-based data center consistent with international standards. The law effectively funds the enhancement of the state bureau’s capability in providing services to protect the people and the environment and to ensure economic security against natural hazards.
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June 30, 2022
The Expanded National Integrated Protected Areas System Act was enacted to establish 94 protected areas in the country and provide for the management of these sites. The law mandates the creation of a Protected Area Management Plan for each of the 94 areas, which will be executed by a Protected Area Management Board composed of local government units, environment officials, indigenous people representatives, academe, and civil society.
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June 30, 2022
The People’s Survival Fund provides for long-term finance streams so as to enable the government to effectively address the problem of climate change. The PSF is an annual fund of Php 1 Billion intended for local government units (LGUs) and accredited local community organizations to implement climate change adaptation projects.
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