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AUG
01
2022

On new disaster agency, name doesn’t matter; powers and funding do – Recto

Press Release 1 August 2022 On new disaster agency, name doesn’t matter; powers and funding do – Recto Deputy Speaker and Batangas Rep. Ralph G. Recto said whatever the official name of the new disaster response agency will be is “secondary to its powers and functions.” “I
MAR
24
2021

DBM, PNP urged : Heed SC’s directive on bodycams with funding

The Supreme Court’s statements that it will soon order the mandatory use of body cameras in the serving of warrants should be a signal to the DBM and the DILG to include funds for their purchase in the 2022 national budget. “Sinabi na ng Korte Suprema. Ihanda na ang pondo. Hindi
DEC
29
2020

RA 11519: Extending the Availability of Appropriations under 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. 11519] AN ACT EXTENDING THE AVAILABILITY OF APPROPRIATIONS
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
OCT
22
2020

PNRC test holiday distorts Covid picture; slow Bayanihan 2 fund release delays help

The temporary absence of Red Cross testing distorts the national COVID picture. One in four RT-PCR tests is done by the PNRC. The absence of PNRC deflates the infection rate, making any dip in the reported number of verified cases an artificial decline. If PNRC stops testing