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352 robbery, 28 rape, 34 killing cases a day With one woman or child raped every 50 minutes, whoever is sworn in as president in June 30 should declare as national priority combatting violence against women, Sen. Ralph Recto said today. To fight rape and other crimes, the next...

Before PNoy steps down  All the loot recovered in the Philippines from money hacked from a Bangladesh bank should be returned to that country before President Aquino steps down from office on June 30, a senator said today. “That should be our national deadline. Before President...

In as much as they all support the Coco Levy Bill and the 4Ps Institutionalization Bill, presidential and vice presidential candidates should sign a covenant pledging they would work for the passage of the measures before Congress ends its session in June. This was proposed today...

Whoever wins the May presidential polls should make stopping rape and all kinds of violence against women a national priority. Official reports paint a disturbing picture. A woman or a child is raped every 50 minutes. Last year, rape cases reported to the police and other law...

As the no-contact traffic rules violation citation project rolls out in the National Capital Region (NCR), Senate President Pro-Tempore Ralph Recto called for the plowing back of the registration fees paid by 2.2 million NCR vehicle owners to road safety and discipline program...

If the government timetable is up-to-date, select cities and towns in 12 regions will experience free broadband internet access beginning June this year. Senate President Pro-Tempore Ralph Recto said a report submitted to him by the Information and Communications Technology...

El Niño, which is leaving many farms parched of water, is also affecting those who live off the country’s waters. Senate President Pro-Tempore Ralph Recto said this today in urging the government to extend its El Niño aid program “from inland places to the sea.” “Not only...

For Metro Manila Development Authority’s (MMDA) no-contact policy to fully succeed, government’s “no plate available” system must end. This was pointed out today by Senate President Pro-Tempore Ralph Recto in asking government to “plug some loopholes” in what he describes as a...