Batangas 1st district Rep. Leandro Legarda Leviste says he currently has no plans to run for provincial governor in 2028 despite his recent criticisms against incumbent Batangas Governor Vilma Santos-Recto. Leviste, a neophyte congressman, was asked pointblank about the rumored gubernatorial run on...
Batangas 1st district Rep. Leandro Legarda Leviste is prodding the Marcos administration to launch an investigation on the alleged discrimination and corruption in its "Bawat Bayan Makikinabang" programs, including the "Bawat Barangay Makikinabang" program. This, after the neophyte congressman told...
Senator Loren Legarda has called on Malacañang to take a clear stand on the suspension of value-added tax (VAT) on fuel, noting that there are now many pending bills filed to suspend it but there is still no word of assurance from the Palace yet. On Wednesday, April 15, Legarda filed Senate Bill...
Batangas 1st district Rep. Leandro Legarda Leviste reiterated his aggressive push for Congress to move ahead with legislation that called for the reduction of value-added tax (VAT) from 12 percent to 10 percent. The outspoken Leviste did so during the latest hearing of the House Legislative...
Senator Loren Legarda called for the immediate suspension of fuel excise tax and value-added tax (VAT) on diesel and gasoline, even as she criticized the slow government response to elevated fuel prices. This follows the April 13, press conference of President Marcos, where he announced the...
Why are members of Congress allowing the executive branch to keep value-added tax (VAT) on commodities including fuel products despite strong clamor to reduce it? A fired up Batangas 1st district Rep. Leandro Legarda Leviste asked this question to his solon-colleagues Monday, April 13 during the...
Senator Loren Legarda has hailed Antique’s progress in reducing poverty, saying it is a testament to the fact that sustainability, local enterprise and community-based livelihoods can drive effective and lasting recovery. Legarda, former representative of the lone district of Antique and who...
Senator Loren Legarda on Monday, April 13 urged the government to consider the immediate suspension of fuel excise tax and value-added tax (VAT) on diesel and gasoline as millions of Filipinos still do not feel the government’s relief from the fuel hikes and rising prices of basic commodities. ...
Batangas 1st district Rep. Leandro Legarda Leviste is up in arms over the stratospheric price levels of fuel in the Philippines, which he described as among the most expensive in Asia. But at least this problem has a very simple solution, he noted. "Ang Pilipinas ay isa sa may pinakamataas na...
As the nation celebrates Filipino Food Month this April, Senator Loren Legarda stressed the importance of the link between food security and cultural heritage in sustaining Filipino families and communities through changing times. “Filipino Food Month reminds us that food is more than...
A bill seeking to institutionalize the government’s response to the energy crisis has been filed in the Senate. Senate Bill No. 2020, which Sen. Loren Legarda has filed, seeks to recognize the existence of a national emergency arising from the 2026 global oil crisis that stemmed from the...
Peacebuilding and standing with people who have devoted their lives to the same mission remains her utmost priority, Sen. Loren Legarda said. Legarda, in her message as guest speaker at the signing of the PAyapa at MAsaganang PamayaNAn (PAMANA) Memorandum of Agreement between the Office of the...
