Sen. Ralph Recto defends the 2016 budget of the Department of Tourism.

Sen. Ralph Recto’s interpellation on the proposed budget of the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) for State Universities and Colleges (SUC) in 2016. TIMESTAMPS: 1. Free Public College SB 2986 – 0:00 2. Tuition Fee per student – 0:06 3. P10,000 per student subsidy

The 2.1 million professional drivers who renew and apply for a license  annually would lose P3 billion in fees and lost income if the requirement to  secure a clearance each from the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) and the Philippine National Police (PNP) will not be

Senate President Pro Tempore Ralph Recto today welcomed the Department of Transportation and Communications’ (DOTC) move to suspend its order requiring applicants for a professional driver’s license to first secure a clearance from the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) and

Government is awash with idle funds – with the P168.9 billion Malampaya royalties as the biggest – which could bankroll the development and mass production of the Sustainable Alternative Light or SALt lamps, Senate President Pro-Tempore Ralph G. Recto said. “If you look at

1. PhilHealth has given out P78 billion in benefits to its members – 0:00 2. 60% went to the PRIVATE SECTOR, only 40% to the PUBLIC – 0:08 3. 60% should go to public hospitals to modernize our public healthcare system – 0:23 4. TG: It’s not accredited to

1. DOH Budget for 2016 is P126B. Biggest item in the P126B is PhilHealth – 0:00 2. P43.8B in 2016 (subsidy for the insurance payment of indigent families and senior citizens) – 0:21 3. 15.4 million indigent families and 2.8 million senior citizens covered in P43.8B

Mr. President: Budget comes from the old French word bougette, which means “bag” or “purse.” In the olden days, a person’s entire wealth could fit in a bougette, and so did the entire budget of a government office. During the birth of our Republic, Heneral Luna was said to have

Provincial Capitol Complex, Oriental Mindoro

Republic of the PhilippinesCongress of the PhilippinesMetro ManilaSixteenth CongressThird Regular Session Begun and held in Metro Manila, on Monday, the twenty-seventh day of July, two thousand fifteen. [REPUBLIC ACT NO. 10699] AN ACT EXPANDING THE COVERAGE OF INCENTIVES GRANTED