July 12, 2015
MANILA – The government must create a national funding program to fully maximize the potentials of the vegetable malunggay.
In Senate Bill 104, or the “Malunggay Development Act,” Sen. Loren Legarda proposed to allocate P1 billion for the production, marketing and processing of malunggay, or horseradish.
Filipino households use malunggay leaves in cooking vegetable soups or making salads, according to Legarda.
Its oil content, which contains a high level of protein, can also be used as cooking oil, she said.
Malunggay seeds are […]
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July 10, 2015
Senator Loren Legarda invites everyone to visit the National Museum of Anthropology for the weekly weaving demonstrations starting today, July 11, 2015.
The National Museum of the Philippines, in partnership with Senator Legarda, organized the 2015 Weaving Demonstrations. Mat and basket weavers from the MIMAROPA Region will showcase their weaving techniques this month.
Featured on July 11 and 12 are weavers of buntal and nito crafts from Torrijos and Gasan in Marinduque. There will be informal lectures by Ms. Julie Ann Reginio, […]
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July 10, 2015
Even as Typhoons Egay and Falcon have exited the Philippine Area of Responsibility, Senator Loren Legarda today said that government agencies and the public should remain vigilant and maintain preparedness to prevent disasters that could be caused by incessant rains.
Legarda, Chair of the Senate Committee on Climate Change, said that as PAGASA warned of monsoon rains, communities should remain prepared against flooding and landslides especially since the continuing rains could cause the rise of water levels in dams and rivers.
“Metro […]
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July 10, 2015
STRESSING the varied uses of malunggay, Senator Loren Legarda urged the government to maximize the benefits of the tropical crop.
“Because of the many uses of malunggay, the government should formulate a sustainable framework for development that will serve as guide to the formulation an implementation of plans, programs and projects for the production, marketing, processing and distribution of malunggay for food, medicinal, health and commercial needs,” Legarda said.
Legarda said she has re-filed the proposed Malunggay Development Act to spur the […]
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July 9, 2015
Senator Loren Legarda today highlighted the varied uses of malunggay and urged the government to maximize the benefits of the tropical crop.
Legarda said that she has re-filed the proposed Malunggay Development Act, under Senate Bill No. 104, to spur the production, processing, marketing and distribution of malunggay in suitable areas of the country in order to acquire its benefits.
Malunggay is one of the most useful tropical trees. Its young leaves are commonly cooked and eaten like spinach or used to […]
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