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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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JUL
26
2015

Amounts in proposed budget speak louder than SONA words – Recto

Two important documents submitted after the State of the Nation Address (SONA) are as important as the SONA itself, “and in fact are better tools in assessing the state of the nation,” Senate President Pro-Tempore Ralph G. Recto said. These are the Technical Report to the SONA
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JUL
26
2015

Recto: Prioritize free WiFi in public hospitals, airports, MRT

Following the Department of Science and Technology‘s (DOST) launching of six pilot free WiFi hotspots in Metro Manila, Senate President Pro-Tempore Ralph G. Recto said “public hospitals, airports and mass transit system must be prioritized next.” Recto, who sponsored t
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JUL
20
2015

Earmark teaching, other gov’t jobs for OFWs – Recto

Problem hiring teachers? Try tapping the huge Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) pool. Senate President Pro-Tempore Ralph G. Recto suggested this to the Department of Education (DepEd) after it admitted in a report to the Senate that it has yet to hire one teacher from the 39,066
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