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SEP
17
2020

Allow jeeps’ last patrol, avoid ‘Train to Busan’

Before they are modernized, allow our classic jeepneys their last patrol. They once helped liberate us from invaders. Today, let us allow them to help us fight this virus which has colonized our daily lives. We do this not for sentimental reasons, but because it is based on
SEP
16
2020

Masks, gowns not rocket science: Kung kaya ng Made in Cavite, bakit bibili ng Made in China?

Face mask manufacturing is not “rocket science,” Senate President Pro Tempore Ralph Recto said, in batting for a “Buy Filipino” policy in providing protective apparel to the general population and the frontliners.  “Not all of the things we need today should be sourced from
SEP
16
2020

Recto: Graying PH needs more MDs whose studies cost a fraction of intel fund

Producing doctors will cost a fraction of the government’s “intelligence and confidential” fund, but will yield a “high ROI or return of investment” in a country that lacks public health physicians and faces an ageing population. This was pointed out by Senate President Pro
SEP
14
2020

Explanation of Vote for Medical Scholarship Act

SB 1520: Medical Scholarship Act Senate President Pro Tempore Ralph G. Recto 14 September 2020 Mr. President: Against diseases, we have to find a vaccine. But when it comes to our collective health, there is a thing called institutional inoculation. This bill inoculates us
SEP
11
2020

RA 11494: Bayanihan to Recover as One Act

Republic of the PhilippinesCongress of the PhilippinesMetro ManilaEighteenth CongressSecond Regular Session Begun and held in Metro Manila, on Monday, the twenty-seventh day of July, two thousand twenty. [REPUBLIC ACT NO. 11494] AN ACT PROVIDING FOR COVID-19 RESPONSE AND RECOVERY
SEP
07
2020

PSR-512: Urging the Executive Department to Refrain from Increasing the Country’s Debt Exposure to China

Resolution Urging The Executive Department To Refrain From Increasing The Country’s Debt Exposure To China, With The End In View Of Promoting Transparency, Safeguarding Debt Sustainability, And Preserving And Protecting National Interest Download PDF
SEP
01
2020

PSR-507: Prohibit from Receiving Awards for Government Contracts of Conducting Business in the Philippines Foreign Entities Who Have Engaged in Activities That Infringe on the Sovereignty of the Country Over the West Philippine Sea

Resolution Expressing The Sense Of The Senate To Prohibit From Receiving Awards For Government Contracts Or Conducting Business In The Philippines Foreign Entities Who Have Engaged In Or Abetted Activities That Infringe On The Sovereignty Of The Country Over The West Philippine
SEP
01
2020

Gierran cannot be a one-man army

If he wants to succeed, Gierran cannot be a one-man army. The work ahead is too tough and too big for a lone ranger. He needs to have strong backup, but they should not be the boys from Taft alone. Better to recruit alumni of NBI’s neighbor, the Philippine General Hospital. He
AUG
28
2020

Protect Homeowners in FIST Act – Recto

Senate Committee on Banks, Financial Institutions and Currencies hearing on the Financial Institutions Strategic Transfer (FIST) Act August 26, 2020 While the FIST Act seeks to help banks and other financial institutions clean up their books of bad loans and free up their capital
AUG
25
2020

Not just spending reports, Duterte must order agencies to tally help people got

President Duterte should order government agencies to add the most important column in their monthly publication of funds spent, and that is for “goods and services delivered to the people.”  “Spent” is a broad term, and is often used to disguise delays in the delivery of