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The Senate will likely restore the P3 billion cut in the proposed 2016 budget of 114 state universities and colleges (SUCs) and on top of this, add P6 billion in tuition aid and scholarship grants for their 1.3 million students. Senate President Pro-Tempore Ralph G. Recto had

The 2.1 million professional drivers who renew and apply for a license  annually would lose P3 billion in fees and lost income if the requirement to  secure a clearance each from the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) and the Philippine National Police (PNP) will not be

Senate President Pro Tempore Ralph Recto today welcomed the Department of Transportation and Communications’ (DOTC) move to suspend its order requiring applicants for a professional driver’s license to first secure a clearance from the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) and

Government is awash with idle funds – with the P168.9 billion Malampaya royalties as the biggest – which could bankroll the development and mass production of the Sustainable Alternative Light or SALt lamps, Senate President Pro-Tempore Ralph G. Recto said. “If you look at

Senate President Pro-Tempore Ralph G. Recto today thanked President Aquino for signing on November 3 the PAGASA Modernization Law, which is now officially Republic Act (RA) 10692. “Maraming salamat po, Mr. President. Dahil sa pagpirma n’yo ng batas na ito, mapapalakas na natin

Government was told to open a Yolanda Facebook page where it can upload “photographic proof” of the P93 billion worth of projects and programs it claims to have implemented to date to repair the damage wrought by the strongest typhoon to ever make landfall. Senate President

There is no penalty for carrying an amulet made out of an empty ammunition shell, Senate President Pro-Tempore Ralph G. Recto explained today, stressing that nothing in the firearms law prohibits such Filipino cultural practice. “Whether as an anting-anting or a fashion

Every Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) user pays an Aviation Security Fee (ASF). It is P60 for international passengers and P15 for those who will take domestic flights. The amount is tucked into the Terminal Fee, which is P550 for international passengers and P200 for

Senate President Pro Tempore Ralph Recto today called for the early hiring and quick deployment of the “52 battalions” of medical professionals the government would hire next year for rural duty. Under the Department of Health’s (DOH) 2016 budget, some 946 doctors, 15,727 nurses,