Legarda sustains support for MSMEs

October 29, 2017

SENATOR Loren Legarda has increased funding support to expand and enhance the capabilities and competency of micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) by allocating P1 billion each for the proposed 2018 budgets of the Pondo Para sa Pagbabago of the Small Business Corporation and the Shared Services Facilities (SSF) program under the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI).

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Legarda Sustains Support for MSMEs to Help Address Unemployment, Poverty

October 28, 2017

Senator Loren Legarda increased funding support to expand and enhance the capabilities and competency of micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) by allocating one billion pesos each for the proposed 2018 budgets of the Pondo Para sa Pagbabago of the Small Business Corporation and the Shared Services Facilities (SSF) program under the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI).

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National arts and crafts fair ongoing

October 28, 2017

Sen. Loren Legarda urges support for the country’s artisans and manufacturers of heritage crafts at the 2017 SikatPinoy National Arts and Crafts Fair (NACF).

The NACF, organized by the Department of Trade and Industry-Bureau of Domestic Trade Promotion in coordination with the department’s regional and provincial offices with the support of the Office of Sen. Loren Legarda, is ongoing at SM Megatrade Halls in SM Megamall, Mandaluyong City, until Oct. 29.

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More funds eyed for documentation of extinct languages

October 28, 2017

SENATOR Loren Legarda intends to increase next year the budget of the Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino (KWF) to “comprehensively” document the extinct and endangered languages in the Philippines.

She witnessed on Friday the signing of an agreement for the development of the Philippine Studies Program in the School of African and Oriental Studies (SOAS) at the University of London.

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Legarda Strengthens Cultural Ties with UK Thru PH Studies and Program

October 27, 2017

Stressing on the importance of strengthening cultural diplomacy, Senator Loren Legarda encouraged more collaborative projects with the School of African and Oriental Studies (SOAS) in the University of London, as she witnessed the signing of an agreement for the development of the Philippine Studies Program in SOAS.

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