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Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program (CARP) lands will remain a “5-6 paradise” unless roadblocks that prevent them from being used as collaterals for production loans from formal sources are lifted, Senate President Pro Tempore Ralph Recto said. Recto said the free and speedy...

With the number of dengue cases in the first half of 2019 double of what was reported in the same period last year, screened windows and doors should be included in the specifications of public classrooms to be built. “Kung ayaw nating madapuan ng lamok ang ating mga anak sa...

A bill condoning all the debts farmers incurred in owning lands under the government’s Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program (CARP) has been filed in the Senate. Filed by Senate President Pro Tempore Ralph Recto, the measure seeks the write-off of all unpaid amortizations,...

The proposed 2020 national budget must comply with the Road Board abolition law, which requires all projects funded by motor registration fees be specified in the annual General Appropriations Act (GAA).  Senate President Pro Tempore Ralph Recto reminded the executive to...

Senate President Pro Tempore Ralph Recto has filed a bill raising the public school teacher’s “chalk allowance” to P10,000 a year.  The present rate of what is officially called “Teaching Supplies Allowance” is P3,500, which Recto said won’t buy teachers “a shopping cart of...

Isko Moreno is the glowing “Exhibit A” of the reality that many of the country’s problems can be solved without having to rewrite the Constitution.  A change of plans, vision and management style will do wonders and spark change immediately, rather than the untested benefits...

The Senate review on the 2020 national budget proposal of the Duterte administration will include “a scrutiny on how fast agencies are hiring teachers, policemen, and health personnel,” Senate President Pro Tempore Ralph Recto said.  While lawmakers traditionally focus “on...

The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has built 82 evacuation centers in 52 provinces and 55 more are underway, drawing praise from a senator who also suggested that it be expanded into a “one town, one evacuation center” program. Senate President Pro Tempore Ralph...