Senator Loren Legarda has filed her first 10 priority bills for the 20th Congress, focusing on education, livelihood, environmental sustainability, and social protection for vulnerable sectors.
The proposed measures aim to address urgent needs across multiple sectors, including digital access for students, support for small businesses, climate action, and the protection of women, children, seniors, and informal workers.
“We prioritized these bills as we believe they are timely and that we must act on them immediately to address the pressing needs of our society,” Legarda stated in a news release on Tuesday.
Among the key proposals are the One Tablet, One Student Act, which promotes digital inclusion; the “Pangkabuhayan” (Livelihood) Act, designed to assist micro and small enterprises; and the Living Wage Act, which guarantees fair compensation for Filipino workers.
Other measures include the Unpaid Care Workers Equity and Empowerment Act, the Magna Carta of Waste Workers, the Low Carbon Economy Act, and the Blue Economy Act, which supports the sustainable management of marine resources.
“These measures aim to uplift the lives of Filipinos, particularly the marginalized and vulnerable, while advancing a future that is just, equitable, and sustainable,” Legarda, a long-time climate advocate, emphasized.
Also included in her priority list are the Monthly Maintenance Medication Support for Senior Citizens Act, the Women and Children Protection Units Act, and the Complementarity in Education Act, which seeks to strengthen public-private collaboration in education.