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SEP
07
2020

PSR-512: Urging the Executive Department to Refrain from Increasing the Country’s Debt Exposure to China

Resolution Urging The Executive Department To Refrain From Increasing The Country’s Debt Exposure To China, With The End In View Of Promoting Transparency, Safeguarding Debt Sustainability, And Preserving And Protecting National Interest Download PDF
SEP
01
2020

PSR-507: Prohibit from Receiving Awards for Government Contracts of Conducting Business in the Philippines Foreign Entities Who Have Engaged in Activities That Infringe on the Sovereignty of the Country Over the West Philippine Sea

Resolution Expressing The Sense Of The Senate To Prohibit From Receiving Awards For Government Contracts Or Conducting Business In The Philippines Foreign Entities Who Have Engaged In Or Abetted Activities That Infringe On The Sovereignty Of The Country Over The West Philippine
SEP
01
2020

Gierran cannot be a one-man army

If he wants to succeed, Gierran cannot be a one-man army. The work ahead is too tough and too big for a lone ranger. He needs to have strong backup, but they should not be the boys from Taft alone. Better to recruit alumni of NBI’s neighbor, the Philippine General Hospital. He
AUG
28
2020

Protect Homeowners in FIST Act – Recto

Senate Committee on Banks, Financial Institutions and Currencies hearing on the Financial Institutions Strategic Transfer (FIST) Act August 26, 2020 While the FIST Act seeks to help banks and other financial institutions clean up their books of bad loans and free up their capital
AUG
25
2020

Not just spending reports, Duterte must order agencies to tally help people got

President Duterte should order government agencies to add the most important column in their monthly publication of funds spent, and that is for “goods and services delivered to the people.”  “Spent” is a broad term, and is often used to disguise delays in the delivery of
AUG
25
2020

A presidential TRO against an unconstitutional idea

The President has spoken. It should be read as a cease-and-desist order in big, bold letters by those pushing for this dangerous experiment.  The call of the hour is not for rev gov, but government to rev up its response to the pandemic. A rev gov is not a vaccine against
AUG
19
2020

Removing the barrier to common sense

The barrier to common sense has finally been lifted. No IATF rule triggered the greatest resistance and launched the most jokes. And the fact that they stonewalled for a long time and stubbornly defended it, despite evidence to the contrary, inflicted damage on their reputation.
AUG
18
2020

Senate Committee of the Whole hearing on the reported widespread corruption in PhilHealth

After asking questions from the Board of PhilHealth, the following points were deduced by Senator Ralph Recto: PhilHealth’s financial status is okay, with roughly P200 billion in cash and investments. “May panlaban pala tayo sa pandemya,” Recto said. PhilHealth’s Board or the so
AUG
17
2020

ANC’s Headstart with Karen Davila

Senator Ralph Recto discusses the problems hounding the PhilHealth. “It is unfortunate that PhilHealth is imploding in the midst of the pandemic,” he said. Given the limited budget, Recto said the government should beef up our health frontline by hiring more health workers,
AUG
17
2020

With 100 billion pages of modules to print, cash-strapped schools need P30B—Recto

The postponement of K-12 classes should give the Department of Education (DepEd) “breathing space” to print self-learning modules (SLM) for 21.5 million public school students, which Senate President Pro Tempore Ralph Recto said “could be around 100 billion pages.”  “My