Batangas 6th District Representative Vilma-Santos-Recto is mulling a possible senatorial bid in the 2022 elections, her husband, Senator Ralph Recto, said on Tuesday, July 27. House Deputy Speaker and Batangas 6th District Representative Vilma Santos-Recto (Facebook) On his final term as senator,...
Senate President Pro Tempore Ralph Recto on Wednesday, July 21, questioned the revival of the motor vehicle inspection system (MVIS) that was suspended by President Duterte last February. Senate President Pro Tempore Ralph Recto (Senate PRIB) Recto called on Department of Transportation (DOTr) to...
The Joint Foreign Chambers (JFC) expressed optimism that Congress will approve the Open Access in Data Transmission bill during its Third Regular session stressing the legislative will bridge critical gaps in broadband infrastructure by attracting more firms to invest in the data transmission and...
A speedy release and spending of government appropriations could boost the Philippines' credit outlook, senators said on Tuesday, July 13. Senate of the Philippines (Senate PRIB) Senate President Pro Tempore Ralph Recto said the downgrading of the Philippines' credit outlook to negative was...
Senators on Tuesday, July 13, urged the Philippine government to file charges and protests against China for dumping human waste in the West Philippine Sea (WPS). Senate President Pro Tempore Ralph Recto (Senate PRIB) Senate President Pro Tempore Ralph Recto, in a statement, hit China for...
Senators on Sunday bewailed the unused appropriations under the 2020 General Appropriations Act (GAA) that have been marked by the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) as “For Later Release,” saying the fund could have been used to address critical government projects that are in dire need...
Senate President Pro Tempore Ralph Recto said Wednesday, June 30, that the government should give wider vaccine choices for Filipinos as more anti-coronavirus shots of different brands are being made available to the Philippines. A health worker administers a coronavirus vaccine to a Manila...
Senators have called on the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) to rescind its regulation that increasing the tax rate on schools to 25 percent. Senate President Pro Tempore Ralph Recto Senate President Pro Tempore Ralph Recto and Senator Joel Villanueva referred to the BIR's Revenue Regulation 5-2021...
Senators do not find anything wrong with giving incentives to encourage people to get vaccinated against the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19). A resident of Parañaque City gets vaccinated against COVID-19 on May 18, 2021. (Ali Vicoy/MANILA BULLETIN) This, as Las Piñas City Representative...
Senate President Pro Tempore Ralph Recto on Wednesday, May 12, backed the proposed construction of a "mega vaccination center" at the 8.5-hectare urban forest in Parañaque City, saying that there are funds, anyway, to replace the trees to be cut for the project. (Photo from Nayong Pilipino...
Senate President Pro Tempore Ralph Recto on Monday, May 10 said the police should heed newly-appointed Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Gen. Guillermo Eleazar’s order not to put mask violators in jail. Recto said any rush to arrest persons for not wearing face mask without setting up...
Senators on Wednesday, May 5, expressed grief over the passing of veteran entertainment columnist and long-time editor Ricky Lo. "We lost a revered writer and dear family friend. Tito Ricky was like family to us. Not only did he write about almost all of our family’s milestones, he celebrated...
