Senator Loren Legarda has stressed the importance of the Budget Reform Bill especially in improving government spending and delivery of services to the people.
Legarda, Chair of the Senate Committee on Finance, made the statement during the second hearing on Senate Bill No. 1450, the proposed Budget Reform Act, which she authored.
Read MoreSenator Loren Legarda today hailed the laudable increase in foreign direct investments (FDIs) to the Philippines in 2017 as she urged government to ensure that it would not only result in a more robust economy but also benefit all Filipinos.
Read MoreSenator Loren Legarda has been promoted to the rank of Colonel, Philippine Air Force (Reserve), following the consent of the Commission on Appointments (CA) to her nomination last March 7.
Legarda, a three-term senator who chairs the Committees on Finance, Foreign Relations and Climate Change, was nominated for promotion to the rank of Colonel after completing her Command and General Staff Course under the Armed Forces of the Philippines Command and General Staff College (AFP-CGSC) in December last year.
Read MoreSenator Loren Legarda enjoins the public to watch the fourth episode of Buhay na Buhay, featuringKultura ng Pananahan (Devotion to the Home and Family), on Saturday, March 10, 5:45pm, on GMA News TV.
“This episode talks about a culture where family is the ‘bedrock of existence’ and the home is the ‘haven of rest.’ The value of family togetherness is highlighted,” said Legarda.
Read MoreSenator Loren Legarda joined the call to #PressforProgress on gender parity, which is the theme of this year’s celebration of International Women’s Day (March 8), and said that the Philippines can lead the global effort to achieve gender equality and women empowerment.
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