De Lima: ‘Magna Carta of the Poor’ Law to benefit poorest families from gov’t programs
Opposition Senator Leila M. de Lima has assured that the new law providing for the Magna Carta of the Poor requires the relevant government agencies to fund their respective anti-poverty programs to their targeted beneficiaries. De Lima maintained that Republic Act 11291 or the “Magna Carta of the Poor” which she principally authored provides a […]
De Lima allays fears about new 4Ps Law as ‘cash doleouts’
Opposition Senator Leila M. de Lima has allayed apprehensions that the new law institutionalizing the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) would make its intended beneficiaries overly-reliant on government’s cash doleouts. De Lima, the principal sponsor and author of the 4Ps bill in the Senate, said 4Ps is in fact among the few ingenious public sector […]
De Lima bewails plight of 100,000 IDPs in Marawi
Opposition Senator Leila M. de Lima has bewailed the pitiful plight of some 100,000 residents of Marawi City who continue to live in tents two years after heavy fighting with Muslim extremist Maute Group that left their city in Lanao del Sur in ruins. De Lima, a social justice and human rights champion, said the […]