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The Philippine National Railways (PNR) trains should be back on service not later than the fourth Monday of this month so that President Aquino can cite the resumption of the operations of this vital people carrier in his State of the Nation Address (SONA). “The PNR trains have

The expected boom in casino and gaming activities would ensure that more modern Doppler radars would be available for use by the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) once it modernized. Senate President Pro Tempore Ralph Recto today

Saying that government should install “access ramps” to public funds, Senate President Pro-Tempore Ralph G. Recto today called on agencies to implement “without delay” projects for the disabled like the earmarking of 10 percent of this year’s P1.2 billion budget for school

Put ‘water meter’ in next year’s P3-T nat’l budget – Recto Seven and a half million Filipinos have no toilets while 8.4 million have no access to clean drinking water, a joint report issued Wednesday by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the United Nations Children’s

As the number of road accidents surged last year, Sen. Ralph Recto stepped up his calls for the effective use of billions in Road User’s Tax collections in keeping roads safe and in preventing road fatalities. This as Recto called for the itemization of Road User’s Tax allocation

As soon as it resumes session late next month, the Senate will hear proposals to extend the validity of motor vehicle registration and driver’s license. Senate President Pro Tempore Ralph Recto said resolutions will be filed and public hearings will be called to study the

If logistics is the problem behind the Commission on Elections’ failure to reach out to four million voters whose biometrics have yet to be taken, then the P1 billion saved from the scrapping of the Sangguniang Kabataan elections can be used to fund the ways that will prevent

As government embarks on a building and shopping spree this year, it should make sure that constructed infrastructure meet specifications, and if they do not, require contractors to repair defects or refund the government for money spent. Sen. Ralph Recto said government should

The Senate might implant human development targets in the proposed Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL) so that billions of pesos to be funneled to the autonomous region will uplift the lives of its residents. “I think there’s a consensus of putting in ‘MDGs or Moro Development Goals’ in