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Government should allow motorcycle taxis back on the streets to expand the transport options of millions and restore the livelihood of tens of thousands, Senate President Pro Tempore Ralph Recto said today.  “This is one job-creating public service that will not cost the

Kung ang halaga ng Beep Card ay P80, katumbas lang ito ng government fare subsidy sa isang MRT passenger na sasakay sa Cubao papuntang Baclaran at pabalik. Isang round trip lang. Saan aabot ang P80 pesos? Kung ito ay Beep Card at ibibigay sa bus and jeepney riders, maaring one to

Any doctor will tell you never to take expired medicine, but here the DOH is leading the way in letting taxpayer-bought medicines expire in bulk. In a nation where many resort to halving tablets for lack of money to buy the full prescribed dosage, the recently-released 2019 COA

At least 1,797 public schools have been utilized as quarantine facilities during the pandemic, with 573 about to be used, which could bring to 2,370 the number of schools requisitioned in the fight against COVID-19. “This proves once again that DepEd is indeed the Department of

Kakaunti lang ang local governments na may surplus na pera na pwedeng ipambili ng palay. Wala nang laman ang kanilang salop ng pera. Matagal nang inubos ng Covid. Hindi pwedeng i-pasa load ang problemang ito sa mga local government frontliners. Malaking gastos ang pagpapatakbo ng

President Duterte should order agencies to include in the 2021 national budget their anti-red tape pledges, “including the speed by which they will process a document,” Senate President Pro Tempore Ralph Recto said today. Recto explained that the national budget is not all

Late is better than zero. Senate President Pro Tempore Ralph Recto is pressing anew the DSWD to distribute the balance of P10 billion from what Congress has authorized in the second Bayanihan Law as cash aid to pandemic-affected families. “If under the worst case scenario it can

The Department of Agriculture (DA) has been urged to look into reported low buying price of palay, with farmers taking to social media to gripe that a newly-harvested kilo is being bought at P12, “which is lower than the price of a face mask,” Senate President Pro Tempore Ralph

Whether they are peddling fake news, or counterfeit products, or bogus services, and regardless of where they are run, these sites should have no space in social media platforms. Sham treatments harm the body, and scams rob people of money. But the most dangerous swindle are lies