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// Medical Scholarship Bill
OCT
25
2020

“Call it Juan Flavier Medical Scholarship, but first don’t cut its budget”

President Duterte should sign the Medical Scholarship Bill into law next month so whatever required funds to implement it can still be included in next year’s national budget, Senate President Pro Tempore Ralph Recto said. Recto is also proposing that the scholarship be named
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
MAY
13
2020

Sponsorship Speech on SB 1520: Medical Scholarship Act

Senate President Pro Tempore Ralph G. Recto 13 May 2020 A medical diploma carries a hefty price tag in this country. Tuition is so high, and other fees so prohibitive, that the joke is that medical schools should put a recovery room beside the school cashier. Or deploy crash