August 6, 2015
As the world celebrates World Breastfeeding Week (August 1-7), Senator Loren Legarda today reiterated the importance of breastfeeding and the need to strengthen policies to promote breastfeeding as a way of reducing child mortality rates.
Legarda, author of Senate Bill No. 671 or the Breastfeeding Promotion Act, stressed that breastmilk helps children survive throughout the most critical part of infancy, enabling them to withstand infections as they grow up, providing critical nutrients for the early development of their brains and bodies.
“According […]
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August 5, 2015
Senator Loren Legarda, the new chairperson of the Senate Committee on Finance, said that she will endeavor to make the 2016 national budget inclusive and attuned to the sustainable development goals.
“I have been entrusted with the task to chair the senate finance committee and I accept the duty with the goal of ensuring that the 2016 national budget will be inclusive, which means that the government will fund programs not only for economic development but also for the growth of […]
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August 5, 2015
SENATOR Loren Legarda, the new chairperson of Senate finance committee, vowed Wednesday to make the proposed P3-trillion national budget for 2016 “inclusive and attuned to the sustainable development goals.”
“We will scrutinize the proposed national budget and ensure that it will be used judiciously and for the common good,” said Legarda.
Legarda said she would ensure that the government would fund programs for economic growth, as well as for the betterment of every citizen.
She also promised that the budget would create progressive […]
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August 4, 2015
Metro Manila (CNN Philippines) — Sen. Loren Legarda was appointed as the chairperson of the Senate Committee on Finance, Senate Pres. Franklin Drilon announced on Monday (August 3).
Legarda replaced Sen. Francis Escudero, who resigned from the position last July 28. In his resignation letter addressed to Drilon, Escudero cited his “public pronouncements regarding a possible candidacy for higher office in 2016” as a reason for quitting his post.
Escudero also gave up his position as co-chairman of the Joint Congressional Oversight […]
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August 4, 2015
Senator Loren Legarda today reminded citizens on ways to prepare for a typhoon as Typhoon Soudelor (international name) is expected to enter the Philippine Area of Responsibility on Wednesday, August 5.
Legarda, Chair of the Senate Committee on Climate Change, said, “Citizens, especially those in areas with public storm warning signals, should regularly monitor weather updates and advisories for evacuation; while disaster preparedness and response agencies should be on alert for emergencies and concerned government departments ready to provide basic […]
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