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// August 9, 2016
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09
2016

Plans first before powers, Recto tells Palace boys to appear with project specifics

Plans first before powers. Senate Minority Leader Ralph Recto said the congressional grant of emergency presidential powers to solve the national transportation problem hinges on the presentation of “clear-cut” plans by Malacañang. Recto said the “dimension of the emergency
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09
2016

For lack of rehab centers, it will take 200 years to treat all addicts – Recto

There are 1.3 million drug addicts in the country today, 600,000 have reportedly surrendered to authorities, but the total number of beds in all government and private drug rehabilitation centers in the country is only 3,216. Worse, seven, or almost half, of the country’s regions
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AUG
09
2016

Recto: Olympic silver medalist must get tax-free P5 M prize, other perks

Even without implementing rules Recto: Olympic silver medalist must get tax-free P5 M prize, other perks Aside from the P5 million cash reward, other benefits like free state college education and a generous retirement package await Olympic silver medalist Hidilyn Diaz. Diaz’s
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