Legarda: 2017 Budget Will Help Deliver Change Filipinos Want

November 15, 2016

Senator Loren Legarda said that the proposed 2017 National Budget worth P3.350 trillion will help deliver the change that Filipinos want.

“Our proposed 2017 budget sets bold plans to meet not just today’s needs, but one that looks beyond 2017, one that contributes to delivering long-term solutions to the country’s long-term problems,” said Legarda, Chair of the Senate Committee on Finance, during her sponsorship speech on the proposed 2017 General Appropriations Act (GAA).

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Legarda: 2017 Budget Will Help Deliver Change Filipinos Want

November 14, 2016

Senator Loren Legarda today said that the proposed 2017 National Budget worth P3.350 trillion will help deliver the change that Filipinos want.

“Our proposed 2017 budget sets bold plans to meet not just today’s needs, but one that looks beyond 2017, one that contributes to delivering long-term solutions to the country’s long-term problems,” said Legarda, Chair of the Senate Committee on Finance, during her sponsorship speech on the proposed 2017 General Appropriations Act (GAA).

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Legarda: Membership in AIIB Will Help Boost PHL’s Growth

November 11, 2016

Senator Loren Legarda said the country’s membership in the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) would help achieve its growth targets through accelerated infrastructure spending.

Legarda, who chaired the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations’ hearing on the Articles of Agreement of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank, said, as the Duterte administration aims to increase infrastructure spending of up to 7% of gross domestic product (GDP), membership in the AIIB will give the country additional source of financing for major capital investment projects of the government and the private sector.

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‘Dayaw’ Features Traditional Homes

November 9, 2016

Senator Loren Legarda invites everyone to watch the second episode of Dayaw featuring traditional homes on November 10, 6:00 p.m. on the ABS-CBN News Channel (ANC) and ANC HD.

The second episode, “Kanlungan – The Sheltering Filipino Home”, looks into how Filipino homes have been shaped by the environment. It features the Ivatan home, the Ifugao Bale, the T’boli longhouse, the Bahay Kubo and the Bahay na Bato.

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Legarda Welcomes President Duterte’s Commitment to Ratify Paris Agreement

November 8, 2016

Senator Loren Legarda today welcomed President Rodrigo Duterte’s commitment to ratify the Paris Agreement on Climate Change and said that the climate journey has just begun.

“I thank the President for declaring that he will ratify the Paris Agreement. I thank the members of the Cabinet too for seeing the importance of upholding the treaty,” said Legarda, Chair of the Senate Committees on Climate Change and Finance, and the Global Champion for Resilience of the UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR).

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