Re-channel to disaster management, social services
In today’s plenary debates on the 2010 national budget, Kabataan Party-list Rep. Mong Palatino once again pushed for the re-channeling of budget of the Office of the President to social services and disaster management.
Palatino said that some items in the Office of the President’s P4.3 billion budget remain questionable, while [...]

Solon proposes to slash OP funds, re-channel to disaster management, social services

In light of the recent calamities that struck Metro Manila and Northern Luzon, KABATAAN Representative Mong Palatino today urged the House of Representatives to review the 2010 budget and refocus it to disaster management, environment protection and social services.
“There are many lessons to be [...]

After Typhoon Ondoy wreaked havoc in state universities and colleges (SUCs) in Metro Manila and nearby provinces, budget for public higher education, especially funds for the construction and rehabilitation of facilities , should be increased, Kabataan Partylist Representative Raymond “Mong” Palatino today said.
The youth solon noted that almost all of the 110 SUCs will not [...]

Kabataan Party-list Representative Raymond “Mong” Palatino today said that the government’s low education spending is to blame for the “poor” performance of both elementary and high school students in the 2009 National Achievement Test.
Palatino said that the slight improvement of the overall Mean Percentage Score from 64.81 percent in 2008 to 66.33 percent this year [...]