Highlights of the Bicameral Conference Committee Report On the Disagreeing Provisions on the 2019 General Appropriations Bill

Highlights of the Bicameral Conference Committee Report
On the Disagreeing Provisions on the 2019 General Appropriations Bill
8 February 2018

Mr. President,

         After exhaustive deliberation and consultations with the House counterpart, this representation as Chair of the Senate Committee on Finance is honored to present, for this body’s approval, the highlights of the conference committee report on the disagreeing provisions on the 2019 General Appropriations Bill.  Allow me to highlight the following provisions:

Congress:  net increase of P1.775 Billion

The increase under Congress’ budget will […]

Sponsorship Speech: Proposed Senate Resolution No. 999 Honoring the Late Edsel Moscoso

Sponsorship Speech of Senator Loren Legarda
Proposed Senate Resolution No. 999
Honoring the Late Edsel Moscoso
4 February 2019 | Senate Session Hall
Mr. President, on the occasion of National Arts Month, I wish to honor a fellow Antiqueño whose lifelong love for the arts has produced a legacy of masterpieces, which masterfully depicted the rural life of simple Filipinos, most of whom were sakadas.

Edsel Moscoso was born on January 30, 1952 in Bugasong, Antique to Dr. Julito Moscoso and Remedios […]

Keynote Speech: Zero Waste Cities Summit 2019

Keynote Speech of Senator Loren Legarda*
Zero Waste Cities Summit 2019
31 January 2019 | Sulo Riviera Hotel, Quezon City
*Delivered by Mr. Michael Ubac, Luntiang Pilipinas Partylist
In the vastness of the ocean, one would think it is impossible to fill it with trash. But with reports of dead whales ingesting tonnes of plastic waste, sea turtles mistaking plastic for jellyfish, sea lions becoming entangled in plastic bags, and fish unknowingly consuming plastic microfibers, it almost seems that plastics have […]

Opening Statement: 3rd Bicameral Committee Meeting on the 2019 Budget

Opening Statement of Sen. Loren Legarda
Chairperson, Senate Committee on Finance
3rd Bicameral Committee Meeting on the 2019 Budget
30 January 2019, Manila Polo Club
At the outset, I wish to thank the technical staff of both the House and of the Senate who went over the amendments of both Houses to identify which of these should be considered as institutional amendments and individual amendments. We were working until past midnight with the technical staff sent by Congressman Andaya to the […]

Message: Groundbreaking Ceremony of Feed Mill Project

Message of Senator Loren Legarda*
Groundbreaking Ceremony of Feed Mill Project
22 December 2018 | Patnongon, Antique
*Delivered by Mr. Wilson Alian of DTI
Mayad nga aga kaninyo nga tanan!
Binabati ko ang lahat ng miyembro ng Patnongon Multi-Purpose Cooperative. Congratulations sa groundbreaking ng ating proyekto.
Ang Feed Mill Project na ito ay ipinagkaloob natin para mapaunlad ang livestock industry ng probinsiya. Nagbigay na rin tayo ng mga free-range chicken para sa ating mga poultry farmers at breeding stock para sa mga dairy farmers. […]