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// 18th Congress
NOV
10
2020

SBN-1909: Extending the Availability of Selected Appropriations in the General Appropriations Act of 2020 and the Bayanihan to Recover As One Act

An Act Extending The Availability Of Selected Appropriations In The General Appropriations Act Of 2020 And The Bayanihan To Recover As One Act Under Republic Act Numbers 11465 And 11494, Respectively, As Well As The Corresponding Allotments Intended As Response And Recovery
NOV
10
2020

SBN-1908: Granting Hazard Pay to Support Workers in Public Hospitals During Public Health Emergency

An Act Granting Hazard Pay To Support Workers In Public Hospitals During The Public Health Emergency As Declared In Presidential Proclamation No. 1021 S. 2020  And Appropriating Funds Therefor This bill seeks to recognize the invaluable role of support workers in government
NOV
10
2020

2021 Budget: Daily revenue of P7.44 B dwarfed by P12.35 B daily expenses

Breaking down next year’s P4.506 trillion national budget on a daily basis reveals “the gravity and the gaps” which the pandemic has wrought upon government spending, Senate President Pro Tempore Ralph Recto said. “We are budgeting P4.506 trillion next year, of which only P2.717
NOV
10
2020

Sinas’ mission orders, like faster crime response time are in 2021 national budget

Some of the important “mission orders” of newly-appointed Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Debold Sinas are spelled out in the “performance guarantees” that the PNP has attached to its P190.8 billion budget request for 2021, Senate President Pro Tempore Ralph Recto said.
NOV
08
2020

‘Our man in Washington DC well-positioned for Biden presidency’

Our man in Washington DC is well-positioned to help steer our country’s interest through whatever changes a Democratic White House would bring to PH-US relations. Long before he allowed himself to be conscripted for foreign service, Ambassador Babes Romualdez already had enough
NOV
04
2020

Vaccines “not a job for one Superman, but for a broad Justice League”

I wish General Galvez good luck on his additional assignment as vaccine czar. No mission is tougher and no stake is higher than providing vaccines for all. But that burden is too heavy for one man to bear. This is not a job for one Superman. He has to assemble his Justice League.
OCT
30
2020

Tap ‘plantreetos, plantreetas’ for govt’s P5B reforestation program next year

Government’s tree-planting drive next year should join other grassroots jobs initiatives, as mobilizing “plantreetos and plantreetas” could shield its proposed P5.1 billion budget from wastage and delays. This is just one of the proposals of Senate President Pro Tempore Ralph
OCT
26
2020

“May camera sa sasakyan, may camera sa katawan”

Senate President Pro Tempore Ralph Recto today called for “an accelerated program” to equip officers and patrol cars of the PNP with dashboard and body cameras. “If food delivery guys wear them or have them on their bikes, why can’t our police officers and cars have them too?”
OCT
25
2020

“Call it Juan Flavier Medical Scholarship, but first don’t cut its budget”

President Duterte should sign the Medical Scholarship Bill into law next month so whatever required funds to implement it can still be included in next year’s national budget, Senate President Pro Tempore Ralph Recto said. Recto is also proposing that the scholarship be named
OCT
24
2020

No time for amateur hour, Palace must name ‘vaccine czar’ who can hurdle ‘importation-to-injection’ obstacles

Senate President Pro Tempore Ralph Recto has urged Malacañang to appoint a “vaccine czar” who can solve the “importation to injection” challenges of getting the COVID-19 vaccine to 110 million Filipinos in a world where rich countries bankrolling their development will get them