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AUG
01
2016

SBN-933: Water Regulatory Commission Act

An Act Rationalizing The Economic Regulation Of Water Utilities, Creating The Water Regulatory Commission, And For Other Purposes The objective of this bill is to rationalize the economic regulation of water supply and sanitation services with the creation of the Water Regulatory
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AUG
01
2016

SBN-932: Improving Government Service Delivery, Amending Section 8 of the Anti-Red Tape Act of 2007

An Act To Further Improve Government Service Delivery, Amending For The Purpose Section 8 Of Republic Act Number 9485, Otherwise Known As The “Anti-Red Tape Act Of 2007” It is the intention of the bill to provide the citizenry with an efficient and speedy system for
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AUG
01
2016

SBN-928: Decriminalizing Libel in the Revised Penal Code and Cybercrime Prevention Act of 2012

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
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AUG
01
2016

SBN-927: Philippine Mineral Resource Revenue Sharing Act of 2016

An Act Establishing The Fiscal Regime And Revenue Sharing Arrangement For Large Scale Metallic Mining, And For Other Purposes This measure proposes a fiscal regime and revenue arrangement between the government and the mining contractor, taking into consideration the role of the
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AUG
01
2016

SBN-926: LGBT Help and Protection Desks

An Act Establishing Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender (LGBT) Help And Protection Desks In All Philippine National Police Stations Nationwide, Amending For The Purpose Title VII Of Republic Act No. 8551, As Amended, Otherwise Known As The “Philippine National Police Reform
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AUG
01
2016

SBN-925: Exempting Green Vehicles from the Motor Vehicles User’s Charge

An Act Exempting Green Vehicles From The Motor Vehicles User’s Charge Amending For The Purpose Section 2 Of Republic Act No. 8794, Otherwise Known As The “Motor Vehicle User’s Charge Act Of 2000” This bill seeks to amend Republic Act No. 8794, otherwise
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JUL
31
2016

Recto files ‘1 town, 1 doctor’ MD scholarship bill

Senate Minority Leader Ralph Recto has filed the “One Town, One Doctor” bill, a novel scholarship program in which government will fund the schooling of one medical student chosen from among the youth of a town—on the condition that when he becomes a doctor, he will go back to
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JUL
31
2016

Don’t pull trigger, push reboot button – Recto urges gov’t, Reds

I urge the NDF and the government not to pull the trigger, but to push the reboot button. In the search for peace, deadlines should be extended, or it results in more dead bodies. It is the NDF’s turn to take the high ground by declaring their own unilateral ceasefire. Then they
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JUL
29
2016

Transcript of DZMM interview with Senate Minority Leader Ralph G. Recto

Gerry Baja: Nagkaroon daw po kasi ng pagbabago ng isip ang Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte, na from Con-con, ay parang pabor na sya sa Con-Ass. Ano po ang reaksyon ninyo doon, Senator Ralph? RGR: Tama, iyan ang balita ko and all I can do is react on that, dahil sila naman ang namumuno,
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JUL
28
2016

PSR-067: Inquiry on the Planned Abolition of the PCFC

A Resolution Urging The Appropriate Senate Committee To Conduct An Inquiry, In Aid Of Legislation, On The Planned Abolition Of The People’s Credit And Finance Corporation (PCFC) With The End In View Of Ensuring That Government Functions Are Streamlined And Effective And
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