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President Aquino’s signing last Wednesday of Republic Act 10656 which moves anew the Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) elections to Oct. 2016 creates the opportunity for channeling P7.7 billion in SK funds toward anti-hunger projects, Sen. Ralph Recto said today. The P7.7 billion

What about the Fallen 27,000? As the country observes World TB Day today, Sen. Ralph Recto called on government to plowback a portion of its good fiscal numbers in fighting tuberculosis, a scourge which claims the lives of 27,000 Filipinos a year. “It kills 75 a day, more than

One “good side effect” of creating a Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) is that the present Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC) will be streamlined into a Department of Transportation whose sole focus is fixing the nation’s

As government rolls out free Wi-Fi hotspots in 967 towns, Metro Manila and 14 key cities this July, the senator who sponsored the project’s P1.4 billion funding in the 2015 national budget urged its implementor to ensure that the project will get “more bytes and benefits out of

There are many “non-controversial, unchallenged” recommendations in both the Board of Inquiry (BOI) and the Senate reports on the Mamasapano fiasco which government can act on immediately, Sen. Ralph Recto said today. “There are many prescriptions which can be acted upon motu

Pinasadahan ko nang mabilis ang ilang parte ng report. My first impression is that it is Fair, Perceptive and Judicious – FPJ. It will contribute so much in explaining the tragedy that was Mamasapano, in drawing lessons so it won’t happen again, assign culpabilities, and

With 9 in 10 suffering from tooth problems, bigger oral health care budget needed With 9 in 10 Filipinos suffering tooth decay and only 1 in 10 of them can afford to see a dentist once a year, budget for oral health care should be restored as a line item in the national budget,

The chair of the Senate science and technology panel said a consolidated version of five bills creating a Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) will be reported out for floor debates before Holy Week. “Our timetable in the Senate is to pass it before it

Energy officials better ensure that May 3 is “National No Brownout Day” as any outage anywhere will turn them into “punching bags” by people who would be deprived of watching on TV the mega-fight between Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather. Sen. Ralph Recto said the executive