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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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JUL
30
2015

SBN-2867: Construction of a Multipurpose Gym in All Municipalities and Cities

An Act Providing For The Construction Of A Multipurpose Gym In All Municipalities And Cities To Serve As Evacuation Center During Times Of Calamity Or Disaster And Appropriating Funds Therefor The bill provides for the construction of multipurpose gyms in the country’s 1,490
JUL
29
2015

Match budget increase with improved spending ability – Recto

A national budget is a spending measure but it ceases to be when the funds it appropriates “are spent slowly, spent late or not spent at all.” Senate President Pro-Tempore Ralph G. Recto said this in pointing out that more than the “peso signs” in the proposed three trillion-peso
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JUL
27
2015

PSR 1450: INQUIRY ON THE CONFLICTING DATA OF THE BUREAU OF THE TREASURY AND THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY ON REVENUES COLLECTED FROM THE MALAMPAYA NATIONAL GAS PROJECT

A Resolution Directing The Appropriate Senate Committee To Conduct An Inquiry, In Aid Of Legislation, On The Conflicting Data Of The Bureau Of Treasury And The Department Of Energy On Revenues Collected From The Malampaya National Gas Project, With The End In View Of Reconciling
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JUL
27
2015

PSR 1443: INQUIRY ON THE FEASIBILITY OF EXTENDING THE VALIDITY OF MOTOR VEHICLE REGISTRATION AND DRIVER’S LICENSE

A Resolution Directing The Senate Committee On Public Services To Conduct An Inquiry, In Aid Of Legislation, On The Feasibility Of Extending The Validity Of Motor Vehicle Registration And Driver’s License With The End In View Of Reducing, If Not Completely Eradicating, The
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JUL
27
2015

SBN-2860: Annual Public Disclosure of All Contingent Liabilities Act

An Act Mandating The Annual Public Disclosure Of All Contingent Liabilities Incurred By All National Government Agencies, Local Government Units, Government-Owned or -Controlled Corporations, Government Financial Institutions, And Other Government Instrumentalities This bill
JUL
27
2015

SBN-2859: Filipino Identification System Act

An Act Establishing the Filipino Identification System, Providing Funds Therefor, and For Other Purposes This bill seeks to institutionalize a unified Filipino Identification (ID) system. The adoption of a single identification system to transact with any government or business
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