Senator Loren Legarda, Chair of the Senate Committee on Finance, today said that the proposed 2018 national budget amounting to 3.767 Trillion Pesos is one that aims to address the basic needs of the people.
Legarda sponsored the 2018 General Appropriations Bill (GAB) under Senate Committee Report No. 167.
Read MoreSenator Loren Legarda today committed to increase the budget for public school teachers in their pursuit for further studies, such as Masters and Doctorate degrees, as well as for their chalk allowance for next year.
Legarda made the statement in light of the observance today, October 5, of National Teachers’ Day, as stated under Republic Act No. 10743, and World Teachers’ Day by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Read MoreWe have lost a pillar of the broadcasting industry with the passing of Manong Joe Taruc. He was a respected veteran broadcaster who ordinary people can relate to as he was sensitive to the ‘damdamin ng bayan.’ He was a staple in the lives of Filipinos who would listen to his strong, but fair and in-depth commentaries every morning. Manong Joe, you have done well. Rest in peace now.
Read MoreThe Philippine Arts in Venice Biennale (PAVB)—composed of the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA), the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA), and the Office of Senator Loren Legarda—is pleased to announce the selection of the curatorial proposal titled The City Who Had Two Navels by Edson Cabalfin as the country’s representative to the 16th International Architecture Exhibition of La Biennale di Venezia.
Read MoreSenator Loren Legarda urged proponents of the National Greening Program (NGP) to support the weaving and biofuel industries in the Philippines by producing our own silk, cotton, and nipa mangroves in the country.
Legarda, Chair of the Senate Committee on Finance, made the statement during the budget hearing of the proposed 2018 budget of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), the implementing agency of the program. As of 2016, the NGP had already rehabilitated 1.66 million hectares of denuded and degraded forest areas and had planted 1.37 billion seedlings for agroforestry.
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