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Senate President Pro Tempore Ralph Recto has formally asked for a Senate probe on the “presence and prevalence” of counterfeit drugs in the Philippines after a United Nations agency tagged it as having the “highest incidence” of fake medicines in Southeast Asia. In a Senate

It’s time for DepEd to do its homework in textbook procurement and finally end the problem of “Wow Mali” textbooks and those that do not last long because they are printed on papel de lambot. Graver, however, than the problem of error-filled books is the delay in their

National government should have “equity” in the road clearing operations it had mandated local governments to undertake, Senate President Pro Tempore Ralph Recto said today. “Its participation should go beyond issuing orders and deadlines, but must also include contributing to

The fight against dengue is not for DOH alone to wage but for the whole country. One agency cannot win the war. It must be joined by the people. I welcome the positive steps the DOH has taken to defeat the epidemic. There is no magic pill against the virus. There is, however, a

Senate President Pro Tempore Ralph Recto praised the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) for deploying what he called a “SWAT or Special Wi-Fi Access Team” to earthquake-hit Batanes, which enabled residents to call worried relatives and rescuers to

Senate President Pro Tempore Ralph Recto is seeking the mandatory membership of consumer representatives in the boards of government agencies that regulate power, water, transportation, and other public utilities. Explaining Senate Bill 590, Recto said the “interest of the end

I will not be harsh and give CHED a failing grade of 5 in Fund Utilization 101. I would give it an Incomplete, with a last chance stern warning that it implements remedial measures this year. It is so ironic that an institution that accredits Finance and Management schools in the

“We may be divided on many issues, but we are united on this one. The people hope that this becomes the template of response to future acts of aggression by other countries. We should not tire of peacefully airing out our grievance.”

A bill mandating the placement of a Timbangan ng Bayan in all public and private markets, including supermarkets, has been filed in the Senate. This “tamper-proof, heavy duty, constantly calibrated, conspicuously displayed” weighing scale will provide both buyers and sellers