With Vilma and son Ryan Christian – 14 October 2015

Because lack of transportation or high fares is a leading cause of school absences, government will fund the purchase of “bancas and bicycles” to boost school attendance and reduce drop out rates, Senate President Pro-Tempore Ralph G. Recto said today. Under the Department of

Photos by Joseph Vidal of PRIB and Aldwin Zapata

With Palawan Gov. Jose Alvarez, PPP president Leoncio Ola and other local officials

Sen. Ralph Recto today said he would introduce an amendment in the provisions governing the use of schoolbuilding funds in the 2016 national budget which would require the installation of window and door screens in public school classrooms to shield students from dengue

Government budget to treat HIV/AIDS cases will breach the P1 billion mark next year, “the price the Philippines has to pay for reportedly having one of fast growing HIV epidemics in the world,” a Senate leader said today. Senate President Pro-Tempore Ralph G. Recto said the

Despite the threat of an El Niño depressing farm output and dampening economic growth, there is no fund in the 2016 budget which is specifically earmarked to cushion the effects of the projected dry spell. “Is there a single peso in the P3 trillion budget which is labelled as an

An Act Providing for a Full Tuition Subsidy for Students Enrolled in State Universities and Colleges (SUCs), and Appropriating Funds Therefor This bill seeks to provide for a full tuition subsidy to students enrolled in SUCs. This translates to an estimated additional subsidy to

An Act Granting Mandatory Philhealth Coverage to All Persons With Disability, Amending for the Purpose Republic Act No. 7277, As Amended, otherwise known as the “Magna Carta for Persons With Disability”, Providing Funds Therefor and for Other Purposes This bill