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SEP
15
2020

The SOURCE with Pinky Webb CNN Philippines

Senator Ralph Recto discusses the liability of PhilHealth board, blacklisting of Chinese companies involved in constructions in the West Philippine Sea, debt trap with China and the danger of putting up China telecom cell towers inside our military camps and bases. While he
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
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
AUG
04
2020

Senator Ralph Recto asks PhilHealth officials on the alleged corruption in PhilHealth

Senate Committee of the Whole hearing on the alleged corruption in PhilHealth – August 4, 2020 HIGHLIGHTS: Sa pahayag ng PhilHealth na masisimot na ang actuarial funds nila sa susunod na taon, nilinaw ni Senator Recto na: May P110 billion Reserve Fund ang PhilHealth para sa
JUL
01
2019

‘One Town, One Doctor’ scholarship key to UHC success

Senate President Pro Tempore Ralph Recto has refiled his “One Town, One Doctor” bill, a novel scholarship program in which government funds the schooling of one medical student from a town – on the condition that when he becomes a doctor, he will serve his town for four years.
FEB
20
2019

RA 11223: Universal Health Care Act

Republic of the Philippines Congress of the Philippines Metro Manila Seventeenth Congress Third Regular Session Begun and held in Metro Manila, on Monday, the twenty-third day of July, two thousand eighteen. [REPUBLIC ACT NO. 11223] AN ACT INSTITUTING UNIVERSAL HEALTH CARE FOR
DEC
11
2018

Senate Ratification of the Bicameral Conference Committee Report on the Universal Health Care Act

Universal Healthcare Bill (Senate Bill 1896 and House Bill 5784) • Principal Author: Senator Ralph G. Recto • Sponsor and co-Author: Senator JV Ejercito Sen. JV thanking the Principal Author and Co-Authors of the UHC Bill: https://youtu.be/5kle8G8C_bg?t=270
OCT
10
2018

Explanation of Vote on Universal Health Care Act

There is a Chinese saying that there are 1,000 prescriptions to a disease, but only one cure. And this bill, after diagnosing what ails the Philippine health system, collates the cures in one catalogue. The truth is, there is no cure-all, fast-acting miracle pill on how to make
JAN
21
2014

SBN-2074: Financial Support for Health Care Coverage and Awareness Programs

An Act Modernizing Government Hospital Facilities, Providing Special Financial Support for Health Care Coverage and Awareness Programs, and for Displaced Workers in the Alcohol and Tobacco Industry Amending For The Purpose Section 288 Of The National Internal Revenue Code Of
JUL
08
2013

SBN-629: Allocating 70% of the PCSO Fund for Universal Health Care

An Act Providing Funding Support for Universal Health Care Coverage by Allocating Seventy Percent (70%) of the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office Charity Fund for Such Purpose, Thereby Amending Republic Act No. 1169, As Amended By Batas Pambansa Blg. 42. Allocating 70% of
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