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// Health Facilities Enhancement Program (HFEP)
AUG
30
2023

RESTORE P3.8 BILLION CUT TO HEALTH FACILITIES ENHANCEMENT FUND AND USE IT TO JUMPSTART IMPLEMENTATION OF MEDICAL SPECIALTY CENTERS LAW

Press Statement of Deputy Speaker and Batangas Rep. Ralph G. Recto August 30, 2023 Pirmado na ng Pangulo ang batas na magtatayo ng mga Specialty Centers sa mga piling DOH hospitals. Kung hindi ‘yan mapopondohan sa 2024 budget, ibig sabihin sa 2025 pa ang implementasyon n’yan. If
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
SEP
18
2020

“Microscopic 1% share of health in P1 T infra budget”

Health share of the 2021 P1 trillion infrastructure pie is a measly “1 percent”, Senate President Pro Tempore Ralph Recto said, “a kind of budget prioritization that turns a blind eye to the health facility shortages the pandemic has laid bare.” “This is pandemic denialism,”
SEP
09
2020

Build, Build, Build din sa local hospitals, hindi lang sa kalsada at tulay

Senate Committee on Finance hearing: DBCC briefing on the 2021 National Budget 09 September 2020 Build, Build, Build din sa local hospitals, hindi lang sa kalsada at tulay Noting how the pandemic has highlighted the poor healthcare situation in the provinces, Senator Ralph Recto
JUL
31
2020

A gov’t which can’t handle the truth can cause mass casualties

I will not rush to conclude that these are doctored data. What I would ask of them is a better explanation of the methodology used. And a breakdown, per town, so it will give us a high-resolution picture. Let academics vet and validate it for our enlightenment, to confirm if the
SEP
29
2019

2/3 cut in hospital equipment funds must be restored

Ang Health Facilities Enhancement Program (HFEP) ang gamot sa kulang at bulok na mga pasilidad sa mga pampublikong pagamutan. Sa taong kasalukuyan, ang budget ng HFEP ay P15.9 billion. Ngunit magkano ang nireseta ng DBM para sa HFEP sa 2020? P5.9 billion. Two-thirds ang kinaltas.
SEP
20
2019

Due to patient surge, Recto said 5 QC specialty hospitals must get bigger budget

Senate President Pro Tempore Ralph Recto today batted for an increase in the government’s budgetary subsidy to five specialty hospitals in Quezon City which draw patients from all over the country. These are Philippine Heart Center (PHC), the Lung Center of the Philippines (LCP),
AUG
07
2019

Dengue epidemic requires DOH to ‘declog its arteries, transfuse funds’

The fight against dengue is not for DOH alone to wage but for the whole country. One agency cannot win the war. It must be joined by the people. I welcome the positive steps the DOH has taken to defeat the epidemic. There is no magic pill against the virus. There is, however, a