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AUG
15
2014

DOTC wants P6.7 B for MRT subsidy

Recto says Senate will ask if it can deliver on its promises Government is asking for a P6.6 billion subsidy for the Metro Rail Transit for next year and the Senate will assess when it hears the Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC) 2015 budget if the MRT can
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AUG
14
2014

2016 combatants urged to observe ‘political ceasefire’

Ang dapat pag-ukulan ng pansin  ngayon ay mga isyung malapit sa bituka – trabaho, suweldo, presyo, pagkain, krimen  – at hindi yung bagay na malayo pa – tulad ng 2016. Di hamak na mas interesado ang mga tao kung saan sila makakabili ng murang manok na lulutuin kesa kung sino ang
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AUG
11
2014

Comelec budget jumps six-fold to P16.8 B, P3.7 B for PCOS machines

The proposed budget of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) for 2015 will soar to P16.8 billion, or six times its 2014 budget of P2. 8 billion, an increase Sen. Ralph Recto described “as a high price we’re being told to pay to have clean elections in 2016.” Recto said P3.76
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AUG
10
2014

Recto: High PPP bids could lead to higher user charges

Sen. Ralph Recto today called for a review of the government policy of awarding multi-billion Public-Private Partnership projects to highest bidders as this scheme could lead to higher fees paid by the public who will use them. “If a public infrastructure or basic service is the
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AUG
08
2014

Recto calls for immediate debate on bill raising tax exempt cap on worker bonuses

Sen. Ralph G. Recto today pressed for immediate debates on his measure raising the annual tax exemption ceiling on employee bonuses, 13th month pay and allowances to P75,000 from the current threshold of P30,000. He said changing the current limit is long overdue “as it was
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AUG
06
2014

MMDA budgetary promise : Car speed to improve to 33 kph next year

If the Metro Manila Development Authority (MMDA) is to deliver on its promises of improved traffic flow, less flooding and fewer vehicular accidents in 2015, the agency must be given adequate funding, said Senate President Pro-Tempore Ralph G. Recto today. If the MMDA is to be
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AUG
05
2014

Increase OFW assistance fund to P 1 billion – Recto

Senate President Pro-Tempore Ralph Recto said the proposed 2015 budget of P527 million for the assistance of Filipinos in distress abroad is grossly inadequate in light of unstable conditions in strife-vulnerable countries which could anytime trigger the evacuation of Filipinos.
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AUG
05
2014

DBM urged to use GAA format in reporting status of projects

Senate President Pro-Tempore Ralph G. Recto today batted for a “new budget accountability form” that will promote transparency by showing if a project, activity or program authorized in the General Appropriations Act (GAA) had indeed been implemented. Under his proposal, the
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JUL
01
2014

Recto: Additional PERA now, SSL IV later

Senator Ralph G. Recto today prodded the Senate to look into the government’s El Niño preparations, an issue, he said, which is “hotter than Napoles.” “Although it doesn’t create burning headlines, El Niño is a threat which we must confront now,” said Recto. The requested
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JUN
16
2014

RA 10638: Philippine National Railways Charter Extension

Republic of the Philippines Congress of the Philippines Metro Manila Sixteenth Congress First Regular Session Begun and held in Metro Manila, on Monday, the twenty-second day of July, two thousand thirteen. [REPUBLIC ACT NO. 10638] AN ACT EXTENDING THE CORPORATE LIFE OF THE