Legarda: Rural Growth Through “Bibingka Economics”

April 14, 2013

Sen. Loren Legarda today in Isabela Province renewed her call for spurring national growth by enlarging the agricultural and micro-enterprise base in the countryside through a more effective implementation of the Agri-Agra Reform Credit Act, along with the Magna Carta for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) and the Barangay Kabuhayan Act.

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Legarda Urges OFWs to Vote; Sees Need to Strengthen Their Welfare Fund

April 13, 2013

Reelectionist Sen. Loren Legarda today expressed hope that the month-long voting for overseas Filipino workers will proceed smoothly in all the voting precincts worldwide as she called on OFWs to exercise their right to vote.
“Overseas Filipinos should take advantage of the opportunity to choose their next leaders, and to choose wisely,” Legarda, co-author of the Overseas Absentee Voting Law of 2003, said. “Hopefully this time, the 975,263 registered Filipino voters overseas will exercise their right to vote today up to […]

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Legarda Bats for “Bibingka Economics”

April 11, 2013

A job creation revolution in the provinces, especially in low-income class municipalities, has long been possible under existing laws that significantly enlarge the micro-enterprises base nationwide. This is according to reelectionist Senator Loren Legarda, principal author of the Magna Carta for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME), Barangay Kabuhayan Act, and the Agri-Agra Reform Credit Act.
During the Inquirer Senate Forum, Legarda said that what is just needed […]

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Legarda: Mindanao power crisis needs long-term solutions

April 10, 2013

Sen. Loren Legarda, chair of the Senate Committee on Climate Change, today reiterated that the Mindanao power situation is in dire need of long-term and sustainable solutions as the island can no longer rely solely on hydropower for its electricity needs.

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