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// May 30, 2017
MAY
30
2017

Recto urges release of billions in Calamity Fund for Marawi City rehabilitation, aid to civilians

Malacañang has been urged to rush a “humanitarian army” to Marawi City and to nearby places where the “spillover of a massive wave of evacuees” are straining local resources to grant them comfort and aid, Senate President Pro Tempore Ralph Recto said today. Recto said there are
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MAY
30
2017

Congress approved bill making public WiFi not only free but fast

The free public WiFi bill which has been approved by Congress will not only make internet services available to all Filipinos, but will make sure that broadband services are faster and more efficient, its main proponent, Sen. Ralph Recto, said today. The bill is now headed to
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MAY
30
2017

Recto to Palace: Include cost of free public college in 2018 nat’l budget

After both houses of Congress ratified the reconciled version of the bill making tuition in public colleges free, Malacañang should include the cost of the program in the 2018 national budget. The call was made by Sen. Ralph Recto, author of the bill, who said that without funds
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