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// 2023 National Budget
FEB
06
2023

Congress ‘upsized’ DepEd, DSWD child feeding fund to P10.9 B

 Press Release Office of Deputy Speaker and Batangas Rep. Ralph G. Recto 6 February 2023 Congress has “upsized” the budget of two mega child feeding programs of the government, from P7.48 billion last year to P10.89 billion, a 45.5% percent bump, House Deputy Speaker Ralph
FEB
05
2023

Not a tumor to be excised from budget: Congress hikes cancer fund to P1.56 B

Press Release Office of Deputy Speaker and Batangas Rep. Ralph G. Recto 5 February 2023 From zero in the proposed 2023 national budget, Congress boosted to P1.56 billion the line-item funding for two cancer funds in this year’s General Appropriations Act (GAA),Deputy Speaker
SEP
08
2022

Per DOH advice: Restore cancer funding as P1 B item in ’23 budget

Press Statement of Deputy Speaker and Batangas Rep. Ralph G. Recto 8 September 2022 Per DOH advice: Restore cancer funding as P1 B item in ’23 budget Restoring the cancer fund in the national budget is one doctor’s order we cannot ignore. And if it is the DOH Secretary
SEP
05
2022

14,208 new cops next year must respond to 911 call in 15 minutes max

Press Release Office of Deputy Speaker and Batangas Rep. Ralph G. Recto 5 September 2022 14,208 new cops next year must respond to 911 call in 15 minutes max The PNP plans to “hire, arm and deploy” 14,208 new officers next year, joining a   force whose leadership has
SEP
02
2022

‘Budget Errata’ can cure Unprogrammed Fund gray areas

Press Statement of Deputy Speaker and Batangas Rep. Ralph G. Recto 2 September 2022 ’Budget Errata’ can cure Unprogrammed Fund gray areas We look forward to DBM’s submission of the details of the Unprogrammed Appropriations (UA). As I have said many times, the