A bill condoning all the debts farmers incurred in owning lands under the government’s Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program (CARP) has been filed in the Senate. Filed by Senate President Pro Tempore Ralph Recto, the measure seeks the write-off of all unpaid amortizations,

The proposed 2020 national budget must comply with the Road Board abolition law, which requires all projects funded by motor registration fees be specified in the annual General Appropriations Act (GAA).  Senate President Pro Tempore Ralph Recto reminded the executive to

Senate President Pro Tempore Ralph Recto has filed a bill raising the public school teacher’s “chalk allowance” to P10,000 a year.  The present rate of what is officially called “Teaching Supplies Allowance” is P3,500, which Recto said won’t buy teachers “a shopping cart of

The Senate review on the 2020 national budget proposal of the Duterte administration will include “a scrutiny on how fast agencies are hiring teachers, policemen, and health personnel,” Senate President Pro Tempore Ralph Recto said.  While lawmakers traditionally focus “on

The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has built 82 evacuation centers in 52 provinces and 55 more are underway, drawing praise from a senator who also suggested that it be expanded into a “one town, one evacuation center” program. Senate President Pro Tempore Ralph

The Senate is backing government plan to run after tens of thousands of Chinese workers in the country who have not been paying income tax.  Senate President Pro Tempore Ralph Recto said there should be no “great wall” that protects imported Chinese labor from paying a tax

Government buildings now consume at least P24 billion worth of electricity a year, an amount that is growing by P1 billion annually, prompting Senate President Pro Tempore Ralph Recto to file a bill calling for the installation of solar power systems in public buildings. Recto

An Act Decriminalizing Libel, Repealing For This Purpose Articles 353, 354, 355, 356, 357, 360, 361 And 362 Of Act No. 3815, As Amended, Otherwise Known As “The Revised Penal Code” And Section 4 (C) 4, Chapter Ii Of Republic Act No. 10175, Otherwise Known As The “Cybercrime

An Act to Extend the Utilization Period of the Agricultural Competitiveness Enhancement Fund, Amending for the Purpose Republic Act No. 8178, as Amended Entitled ‘An Act Replacing Quantitative Import Restrictions On Agricultural Products, Except Rice, With Tariffs, Creating

An Act Strengthening the Utilization of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in All Public High Schools and for Other Purposes Within a period of six (6) years, all public high schools shall establish at least one (1) Computer Center with a stable internet connection