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AUG
25
2020

A presidential TRO against an unconstitutional idea

The President has spoken. It should be read as a cease-and-desist order in big, bold letters by those pushing for this dangerous experiment.  The call of the hour is not for rev gov, but government to rev up its response to the pandemic. A rev gov is not a vaccine against
AUG
18
2020

Senate Committee of the Whole hearing on the reported widespread corruption in PhilHealth

After asking questions from the Board of PhilHealth, the following points were deduced by Senator Ralph Recto: PhilHealth’s financial status is okay, with roughly P200 billion in cash and investments. “May panlaban pala tayo sa pandemya,” Recto said. PhilHealth’s Board or the so
AUG
17
2020

ANC’s Headstart with Karen Davila

Senator Ralph Recto discusses the problems hounding the PhilHealth. “It is unfortunate that PhilHealth is imploding in the midst of the pandemic,” he said. Given the limited budget, Recto said the government should beef up our health frontline by hiring more health workers,
AUG
17
2020

With 100 billion pages of modules to print, cash-strapped schools need P30B—Recto

The postponement of K-12 classes should give the Department of Education (DepEd) “breathing space” to print self-learning modules (SLM) for 21.5 million public school students, which Senate President Pro Tempore Ralph Recto said “could be around 100 billion pages.”  “My
AUG
17
2020

Hazard pay urged for private janitors, guards, maintenance men in public hospitals

They stand shoulder to shoulder with medical staff in public hospitals, but because of their status as private service providers, janitors and security guards are not entitled to hazard and hardship pay despite facing the same health risks.  Taking up the cudgels for them,
AUG
16
2020

DZBB/GMA News TV interview with Senator Ralph Recto

Resources ng gobyerno dapat ibuhos sa gyera laban sa COVID-19 upang maayos na mabuksan ang ating ekonomiya Problema sa PhilHealth hindi sana lumala kung nagabayan ng Board o “Big Brothers” na binubuo ng Secretaries of DOH, DOF, DBM, DOLE, DSWD ang mga polisiyang pinatupad sa
AUG
13
2020

COVID test reimbursement is PhilHealth’s “new speed test”

How fast it can reimburse hospitals for COVID-19 screening is the “new speed test” that PhilHealth should pass to debunk mounting complaints that it had been slow in paying frontline facilities.  This challenge was hurled by Senate President Pro Tempore Ralph Recto at
AUG
12
2020

With only 16 COA men deployed, “having more auditors is a vaccine vs corruption” PhilHealth needs

After admitting that it has only 16 auditors deployed at PhilHealth, Sen. Ralph Recto expects the Commission on Audit “to hang up ‘help wanted’ signs” to recruit accountants who will beef up the “COA detachment” in the embattled state health insurer.  “Kahit one auditor
AUG
11
2020

Problema at kapabayaan sa PhilHealth binusisi ni Senator Ralph Recto

Senate Committee of Whole hearing sa umano’y corruption sa PhilHealth 11 August 2020 Ex-officio members (secretaries of Health, Finance, Budget, Labor, Social Welfare) nilagay sa Universal Health Care law upang tumayong “Big Brothers” o “Kuya” na pupuna sa mga mali at pagkukulang
AUG
08
2020

‘Big COA detachment, resident Ombudsman, oppo board rep, stronger internal affairs, clip pres’l discretion’

Whoever are fired or hired, these must be done: 1) More than special audit, PhilHealth requires constant audit. I doubt if COA auditors in that agency number more than 25. Too small for a P140-billion-a-year agency, which transacts 35,000 claims a day from 8,500 hospitals and