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Why not give them CCT-V? Saying typhoon victims may need long-term aid, Senate President Pro-Tempore Ralph Recto today called for the enrollment of “those hit by the double whammy of poverty and disaster” in the government’s Conditional Cash Transfer program. “We can call it...

Budget for new Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) equipment will plunge to P343.66 million in 2016 or an 86.2 percent drop from this year’s P2.48 billion capital outlay, “unless the PAGASA Modernization Bill, which authorizes...

Government was told to dip into its “bag of unspent funds” to help the flooded “food basket” of the country recover from damages wrought by Typhoon Lando. “If we have problem with underspending, then the mess Lando left presents us with an opportunity to step up disbursement,”...

Because lack of transportation or high fares is a leading cause of school absences, government will fund the purchase of “bancas and bicycles” to boost school attendance and reduce drop out rates, Senate President Pro-Tempore Ralph G. Recto said today. Under the Department of...

Sen. Ralph Recto today said he would introduce an amendment in the provisions governing the use of schoolbuilding funds in the 2016 national budget which would require the installation of window and door screens in public school classrooms to shield students from dengue...

Government budget to treat HIV/AIDS cases will breach the P1 billion mark next year, “the price the Philippines has to pay for reportedly having one of fast growing HIV epidemics in the world,” a Senate leader said today. Senate President Pro-Tempore Ralph G. Recto said the...

Despite the threat of an El Niño depressing farm output and dampening economic growth, there is no fund in the 2016 budget which is specifically earmarked to cushion the effects of the projected dry spell. “Is there a single peso in the P3 trillion budget which is labelled as an...

Joker earned sobriquets in his storied life. The Great Dissenter. The Maverick. The Defender. He was even called The Scrooge for his economical use of office funds. But there was one area he didn’t scrimp on. And that was offering his sharp legal mind, for free, to those who need...