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Press Release Office of Deputy Speaker and Batangas Rep. Ralph G. Recto 5 February 2023 From zero in the proposed 2023 national budget, Congress boosted to P1.56 billion the line-item funding for two cancer funds in this year’s General Appropriations Act (GAA),Deputy Speaker

Statement of Deputy Speaker and Batangas Rep. Ralph G. Recto 3 February 2023 As the number of EDCA bases mutate into 9, the administration should brief Congress and tell the public on where these additional 4 will be. National security is not harmed by that candor. But any

Press Release Office of Deputy Speaker and Batangas Rep. Ralph G. Recto 1 February 2023 Gatchalian in DSWD is a Win – Recto Newly appointed DSWD Secretary Rex Gatchalian comes well prepared for one of the “toughest and thankless” jobs in government, Deputy Speaker Ralph

Press Release Office of Deputy Speaker and Batangas Rep. Ralph G. Recto 31 January 2023 No fire sale in asset disposal, proceeds to boost microscopic housing budget Government’s reported plan to sell off its NPAs – non performing assets – should be “curated well” so it would not

Press Release Office of Deputy Speaker and Batangas Rep. Ralph G. Recto 11 September 2022 Ranked last in reading, PH should end moratorium in building school libraries Government should resume building school libraries to improve student reading comprehension of which the

Press Release Office of Deputy Speaker and Batangas Rep. Ralph G. Recto 10 September 2022 High-yield state visits are critical missions to solve domestic problems President Marcos’ state visits yield investment pledges whose value is “thousands of times” the travel budget of

Press Statement of Deputy Speaker and Batangas Rep. Ralph G. Recto 8 September 2022 Per DOH advice: Restore cancer funding as P1 B item in ’23 budget Restoring the cancer fund in the national budget is one doctor’s order we cannot ignore. And if it is the DOH Secretary

Press Release Office of Deputy Speaker and Batangas Rep. Ralph G. Recto 6 September 2022 Four QC-based specialty hospitals face subsidy cuts Four Quezon City-based specialty hospitals are facing budget cuts next year,” all deep and none superficial,” Deputy Speaker Ralph Recto

Press Release Office of Deputy Speaker and Batangas Rep. Ralph G. Recto 5 September 2022 14,208 new cops next year must respond to 911 call in 15 minutes max The PNP plans to “hire, arm and deploy” 14,208 new officers next year, joining a   force whose leadership has

Press Statement of Deputy Speaker and Batangas Rep. Ralph G. Recto 2 September 2022 ’Budget Errata’ can cure Unprogrammed Fund gray areas We look forward to DBM’s submission of the details of the Unprogrammed Appropriations (UA). As I have said many times, the