Senator Loren Legarda on Thursday, July 21 said she looks forward to hearing the specific plans of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on the country’s Covid-19 pandemic recovery and transition to a "better normal." "I hope that it is one that is aligned and attuned to the climate path," Legarda,...
Senator Loren Legarda has refiled Senate Bill 7 that seeks to amend Republic Act (RA) 8759 ,or the Public Employment Service Office (PESO) Act of 1999, to include entrepreneurship and provide better employment and entrepreneurial opportunities suited for each Filipino. Legarda, a four-term...
Legarda pushes for bill providing computer tablets for public school students Senator Loren Legarda underscored the importance of providing quality education for all Filipino students and helping them cope with the challenges brought about by the Covid-19 pandemic as she filed Senate Bill No. 1 or...
Senator Loren Legarda is seeking the creation of a Department of Technical Education and Training (DTET) whose primary task is for the promotion and development of technical education, training, and certification. Legarda filed Senate Bill No. 6 which seeks to strengthen the role of the Technical...
Incoming Senate President Pro Tempore Loren Legarda today July 13 lauded the nomination by President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. of Ma. Antonia "Toni" Yulo-Loyzaga as secretary of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR). ‘’The appointment is timely and strategic given the triple...
Senator Loren Legarda has filed a bill which seeks to increase the minimum wage of public school teachers and non-teaching personnel. Legarda said her measure, Senate Bill No. 4, highlights the need to provide adequate support and compensation to address the increasing cost of living. The bill...
Senator Loren Legarda has filed Magna Carta of Barangay Health Workers (BHWs) as her top priority bill. Loren Legarda The measure, Senate Bill 5, seeks to provide a comprehensive set of compensation, incentives, and other benefits in acknowledgment of the services these health workers render to the...
Returning Senator Loren Legarda has filed a proposed Magna Carta of Private School Teachers to safeguard the rights and welfare of the teaching force in private institutions. The measure, Senate Bill 3, aims to improve the social and economic status of private school teachers by protecting their...
Senator Loren Legarda has sought congressional passage of her bill seeking to provide additional benefits and protection to teaching and non-teaching personnel in public schools all over the country. This after Legarda filed Senate Bill No. (SBN) 2 which seeks to amend specific provisions of...
Senator Loren Legarda has underscored the importance of providing quality education for all Filipino students and helping them cope with the challenges brought about by the Covid-19 pandemic . This, after Legarda filed Senate Bill (SB) No. 1, or the “One Tablet, One Student Act of 2022”, this...
Returning Senator Loren Legarda on Monday, July 4 filed her first 10 bills in the 19th Congress today. Having served as a senator for 18 years, Legarda was the first to file among the 24 incumbent and newly-elected senators in accordance with the principle of seniority in the Senate. “We just...
OUTGOING Antique Rep. and incoming Sen. Loren Legarda (right) hugs her brother, incoming Rep. Antonio Agapito “AA” Legarda Jr., during the oathtaking ceremony in the provincial capital of San Jose de Buenavista Monday, June 27. (Tara Yap) SAN Jose de Buenavista, Antique – Incoming Sen. Loren...
