Executive Secretary Ralph Recto reiterated that he has no criminal liability in the transfer of P60 billion in PhilHealth reserve funds to the National Treasury, describing the plunder charges filed against him as a ‘nuisance and harassment case.’" "This is nothing but a nuisance and a...
Physician and public health advocate Tony Leachon on Monday, May 25, filed plunder and technical malversation charges before the Office of the Ombudsman against Executive Secretary Ralph Recto and several Cabinet officials over the alleged diversion of P60 billion in PhilHealth reserve funds and...
The Philippine government has asked the World Bank to restructure and partially cancel over $2.34 million in unused proceeds from a Duterte-era loan supporting the country’s flagship Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps), even as the Washington-based multilateral lender cited the project’s...
Executive Secretary Ralph Recto said they have noted underspending while reviewing the progress of big-ticket programs implemented by government agencies. "There are spots of underspending,, and these must be resolved immediately," Recto said, following a meeting with key government agencies on...
It looks like health reform advocate Dr. Tony Leachon irked more congressmen than previously thought with his resignation call against Executive Secretary (ES) Ralph Recto. Lashing out at Leachon on Monday, May 11, were Lanao del Sur 2nd district Rep. Zia Alonto Adiong and Manila 3rd district Rep....
House Deputy Speaker Bacolod City lone district Rep. Albee Benitez has cited Batangas 1st district Rep. Leandro Legarda Leviste 's recent plenary rant against his own congressman-colleagues as a teachable moment for the younger crop pf lawmakers. For one thing, Benitez--in a recent...
When health reform advocate Dr. Tony Leachon called for Executive Secretary (ES) Ralph Recto 's resignation, he probably didn 't expect three women leaders from the House of Representatives to give him a dressing-down for his supposedly haphazard remarks. Rebuking and lecturing Leachon on...
Batangas-based solons have banded together to file a resolution formally condemning the supposed "baseless, malicious, and irresponsible" allegations made by Batangas 1st district Rep. Leandro Legarda Leviste against Executive Secretary (ES) Ralph Recto and Governor Vilma Santos-Recto. House...
Neophyte solon Batangas 1st district Rep. Leandro Legarda Leviste found himself in the proverbial eye of the storm during plenary session Tuesday, May 5 after he irked several of his much older and more seasoned colleagues with his insinuations of impropriety. A quick headcount showed that Leviste...
Telling the truth, Executive Secretary Ralph Recto said, is the "antidote" to the allegations made by Batangas 1st District Representative Leandro Leviste against him, whom he labeled a liar. In a lengthy statement on Tuesday, May 5, Recto dismissed Leviste 's allegations against him by...
Malacañang said some barangays in Batangas that did not receive assistance under the “Bawat Bayan Makikinabang” program failed to comply with documentary requirements, stressing that no area is being excluded from government aid. Presidential Communications Office (PCO) Undersecretary Claire...
Executive Secretary Ralph Recto said Malacañang will comply with the Supreme Court’s directive to comment on a petition seeking the disclosure of President Marcos’ health condition. Recto, in an interview on Friday, April 24, confirmed that the government is preparing its response following...
