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OCT
05
2015

Bicol is now the cradle of VP candidates

This is the longest political courtship in recent years. Good things await those who have the patience to wait. Leni is the perfect match and a great catch for Mar. If Gringo will join the fray, Leni will be the fourth Bicolano to throw her hat into the vice presidential ring.
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OCT
05
2015

SBN-2974: Instituting Income Tax Reform for Individual and Corporate Taxpayers

An Act Instituting Income Tax Reform for Individual And Corporate Taxpayers, Amending for This Purpose Sections 24(A)(2), 27(A) and 35(A) of the National Internal Revenue Code of 1997, As Amended, and for Other Purposes Explanatory Note One of the inherent powers of the State is
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OCT
05
2015

LP Convention – Filipino Club, Greenhills

Announcing the Vice Presidential bid of Leni Robredo
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OCT
02
2015

Display in NAIA ‘performance guarantees’ of agencies

Senate President Pro Tempore Ralph G. Recto today called for the “clustering” of all airport-related “performance guarantees” pledged by government agencies operating in NAIA and other major gateways for 2016. Under the new budgeting scheme, agencies are required to enumera
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SEP
30
2015

“Senate 5” will not go at each other’s throats

With five senators vying for higher posts, including three partymates for one position, Senate President Pro-Tempore Ralph G. Recto hopes that the 2016 contest among the five “will not be a take-no-prisoners bruising fight” but something that is “fierce but friendly, intense but
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SEP
29
2015

DSWD Budget Hearing for 2016

Senate President Pro-Tempore Ralph G. Recto examines the P104.01 billion proposed budget of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) for 2016, which includes the P62.7 billion allocation for the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps). Secretary Corazon
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SEP
29
2015

Recto calls for more ‘conditions’ in CCT and other DSWD mega programs

Why not include the spotting and cleaning of mosquito breeding places as among the “conditions” in the government’s Conditional Cash Transfer (CCT) program? Sen. Ralph G. Recto today said that “merely tweaking” the conditions of the P62 billion Pantawid Pamilya Pilipino Program
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SEP
27
2015

Senate to OK law ‘reforming, revamping’ controversial agri fund

The Senate is set to approve a law that would reform a multi-billion fund financed by tariffs collected from rice and sugar imports to make sure that funds would go to legitimate farmers and fishermen. Sen. Ralph G. Recto said the bill being debated on the Senate floor “will not
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SEP
26
2015

Planting ammo carries life in jail penalty, time for Senate to probe many airport scams

The 2013 Firearms Law says that if you are a public official and you plant a bullet in the person or property of an individual for the purpose of framing him up, you go to jail for life. Isang bala lang, hindi ka na sisikatan ng araw sa tagal mo sa bilangguan. Section 38 of
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