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AUG
09
2015

Recto wants DOLE’s proposed P500 M aid to K-12 displaced teachers raised

Sen. Ralph Recto is calling for an increase in the P500 million assistance fund to K to 12 displaced college teachers and workers which the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) is proposing in the 2016 national budget. “This should be augmented because if there will be
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AUG
09
2015

Set award date or get Medal of Vacillation – Recto

To stop all speculations, the PNP should state what will be awarded, who will be awarded, and when will it be awarded – and make sure that when the date is set, it will push through “time on target.” They must make the announcement soon before someone nominates them for a Medal
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AUG
05
2015

SBN-2890: Expanding the Benefits and Privileges of Persons With Disability

An Act Expanding The Benefits And Privileges Of Persons With Disability (PWD), Amending For This Purpose Section 32 Of Republic Act No. 7277, Otherwise Known As The ‘Magna Carta For Persons With Disability,’ As Amended, And Section 35 (B) Of Republic Act No. 8424,
AUG
05
2015

Ocular inspection of facilities at the PAGASA Weather Forecasting Office

The Senate is taking up Sen. Ralph Recto’s bill, SB No. 2834, which seeks to modernize the PAGASA by providing additional resources to purchase state-of-the-art equipment that will improve weather monitoring and forecasting, and make the salaries of its personnel
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AUG
05
2015

PNoy urged to issue HDO to Cabinet men so they can defend 2016 budget

Better for Cabinet members who are planning to run for office to stay longer in their post so they will be able to defend their agency’s budget request for 2016 and report how they used the funds for the current year. This was pointed out by Senate President Pro-Tempore Ralph G.
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AUG
04
2015

On higher LRT fares, longer campaign period, and Mar’s resignation

On the proposed LRT fare increase: It should go through public hearings or at the very least the people must be told the need, the justification and the legal basis. Most important, fare hike proponents must explain what improvements will a fare increase bring. What are the
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AUG
04
2015

Gov’t payroll to hit P2.2 billion a day next year

Malacañang has been urged to unveil the pay hike package it is proposing for the nation’s civil servants, if any, so that it can be studied in earnest by Congress and by the state employees themselves. The call was made by Senate President Pro-Tempore Ralph G. Recto, who said
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AUG
03
2015

Gov’t urged to open Facebook account for every gov’t project

It’s free, easy to open, simple to maintain, and not hard to access. Senate President Pro-Tempore Ralph G. Recto is referring to a Facebook (FB) account, which more than 30 million Filipinos have as of latest count. Now Recto is asking government to open an account for every
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AUG
02
2015

DoH budget up 41% to P124 B in ’16; to spend P27 B for clinic, hospital upgrade

The Health department budget will jump from P87.8 billion this year to P124.2 billion next year, an impressive 41 percent hike never before seen in history. “Call it a booster shot or a massive fund transfusion, but percentage-wise, this one breaks the record,” Sen. Ralph Recto
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AUG
01
2015

Govt’s ambitious target: To build 2-km long of classrooms a day until P-Noy bows out of office

From August 1, 2015 to June 30, 2016, the government must build an average of 254 classrooms a day – or about two kilometers long every 24 hours – in order for President Aquino to redeem his promise of building 84,728 classrooms in his last 11 months in office. Senate President
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