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Public schools do not only lack Science and Math teachers, they also lack Science and Math equipment as the Department of Education (DepEd) “scored back-to-back failures” in buying instructional materials for these subjects, Senate Minority Leader Ralph Recto said. Recto revealed

Senate Minority Leader Ralph Recto has filed a bill seeking a general tax amnesty aimed at expanding the tax base by luring untaxed individuals or those with outstanding liabilities to settle these without fear of being slapped with criminal charges. In Senate Bill No. 920, Recto

National government payroll cost will breach the P1 trillion mark next year, double from what it was in 2010, and could swell by at least P200 billion in 2018 due to the third installment of the Salary Standardization Law IV (SSL-IV), hikes in soldier and policeman pay, and

Senate Minority Leader Ralph Recto is supporting the country’s “pivot” to a wider global market in sourcing military material, but reminded Malacañang not to bypass local industries which can provide parts or whole of the defense equipment being sought. Recto said President

If CCTVs are now being trained on government office workers, work on critical government infrastructure can also be livestreamed. Senate Minority Leader Ralph Recto said one way to speed up the completion of traffic jam-causing road constructions is to install a camera which

2017 OFW aid fund is ‘mere 4 hours’ worth of OFW remittances’ While earnings remittances of Overseas Filipino Workers have grown by 12.3 percent since 2013, or to $28.48 billion by end of 2015, the proposed budget of two diplomatic funds to assist OFWs in distress

Mary Jane Veloso was not a drug lord. She was not even a user. On the contrary, she was used to smuggle drugs without her knowledge. She was going to Indonesia to work as maid, not knowing that she was already a mule. If she was a conscious, willing participant in transporting

Senate Minority Leader Ralph Recto is seeking today the condonation of all unpaid amortizations of agrarian reform beneficiaries, saying such a move will not only spare farmers from piling debts but also spur agricultural productivity all over the country. Recto urged President

The Senate minority will push for the restoration of the P800 million cut in the 2017 budget for feeding programs for malnourished children and the tripling of the budget per meal to P30. Minority Leader Ralph Recto said he will also demand assurance that the incompetence shown