January 11, 2018
Senator Loren Legarda today said that all state universities and colleges (SUCs) will each receive an additional Php10 Million in their capital outlay this year for the purchase of school equipment and improvement of facilities within their respective campuses.
Legarda, Chair of the Senate Committee on Finance, also said that Php327 Million under the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) was allocated to install Wi-Fi in all SUCs in order to aid students with their school research and requirements.
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January 10, 2018
Senator Loren Legarda today visited her home province of Antique to launch several projects and check the progress of ongoing development projects and programs within the province.
Legarda, Chair of the Senate Committee on Finance, said that she wants to ensure that the programs of various agencies of government are implemented well and actually benefit the people.
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January 10, 2018
Senator Loren Legarda invites everyone to watch the second episode of Dayaw Season 4 – Vessels of Culture on Thursday, January 11, 6:30pm, on the ABS-CBN News Channel (ANC), with livestreaming on abs-cbnnews.com/live and on ANC’s Facebook page.
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January 10, 2018
Senator Loren Legarda today said that all public school teachers will receive additional Php1,000 in their cash or chalk allowance this year.
Legarda, Chair of the Senate Committee on Finance, said that additional Php770 Million was allocated in the Department of Education’s (DepEd) budget to increase the annual chalk allowance of public school teachers from Php2,500 to Php3,500 per teacher.
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January 8, 2018
Senator Loren Legarda called on the public to support Philippine art and visit the newly-launched Philippine Contemporary Art Network (PCAN) at the Vargas Museum, University of the Philippines in Diliman, Quezon City.
The PCAN, which was made possible by the guidance, vision, and support of Legarda, serves as a venue for research, exhibition, curatorial exchange, public engagement and publication.
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