Loren to DTI: Prioritize Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises

October 12, 2010

SENATOR LOREN LEGARDA SAID SELF-EMPLOYMENT IN THE RURAL AREAS MUST BE THE PRIMARY CONCERN OF THE DEPARTMENT OF TRADE AND INDUSTRY BY SUPPORTING MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES.
“They may not be the big bucks earners like the tourism and mining sectors, and BPOs but these absorb the lack of employment in the most vulnerable populations where many have minimal education.”
“When I go around the country, they always say, we don’t know who will train us and how to […]

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Loren to DTI: Prioritize Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises

October 12, 2010

SENATOR LOREN LEGARDA SAID SELF-EMPLOYMENT IN THE RURAL AREAS MUST BE THE PRIMARY CONCERN OF THE DEPARTMENT OF TRADE AND INDUSTRY BY SUPPORTING MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES.
“They may not be the big bucks earners like the tourism and mining sectors, and BPOs but these absorb the lack of employment in the most vulnerable populations where many have minimal education.”
“When I go around the country, they always say, we don’t know who will train us and how to […]

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Loren Shares Her Journey as United Nations Envoy; Launches Book on Redefining Development

October 9, 2010

SENATOR LOREN LEGARDA, APPOINTED REGIONAL CHAMPION FOR DISASTER RISK REDUCTION AND CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION FOR ASIA AND THE PACIFIC BY THE UNITED NATIONS INTERNATIONAL STRATEGY ON DISASTER REDUCTION, IS LAUNCHING A UNITED NATIONS BOOK ENTITLED REDEFINING DEVELOPMENT ON OCTOBER 11, 2010, MONDAY AT THE MAKATI SHANGRI-LA HOTEL.
In this book, Senator Legarda recounts her journey on the international level as she leads the campaign for decisive action towards reducing our vulnerability to disasters and building resilience to the ill effects […]

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Loren Shares Her Journey as United Nations Envoy; Launches Book on Redefining Development

October 9, 2010

SENATOR LOREN LEGARDA, APPOINTED REGIONAL CHAMPION FOR DISASTER RISK REDUCTION AND CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION FOR ASIA AND THE PACIFIC BY THE UNITED NATIONS INTERNATIONAL STRATEGY ON DISASTER REDUCTION, IS LAUNCHING A UNITED NATIONS BOOK ENTITLED REDEFINING DEVELOPMENT ON OCTOBER 11, 2010, MONDAY AT THE MAKATI SHANGRI-LA HOTEL.
In this book, Senator Legarda recounts her journey on the international level as she leads the campaign for decisive action towards reducing our vulnerability to disasters and building resilience to the ill effects […]

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Loren Changes The Game In Asia In The Global Pursuit Of Green and Sustainable Development

October 8, 2010

SENATOR LOREN LEGARDA, UNITED NATIONS REGIONAL CHAMPION FOR DISASTER RISK REDUCTION AND CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION FOR ASIA AND THE PACIFIC, CALLS ON WORLD LEADERS AND POLICY MAKERS TO REDEFINE DEVELOPMENT, COMMIT ANEW AND INVEST MORE IN REDUCING DISASTER RISKS, IN ORDER TO ACHIEVE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT.
“We need to finally change the game as disasters and climate change have revealed our socio-economic vulnerabilities,” Legarda explains. “Though twelve months have passed, just revisiting the impacts of Ondoy, Pepeng and Santi still causes […]

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