Batangas 6th district Rep. Ralph Recto is worried that the available National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Fund (NDRRMF), otherwise known as the calamity fund, may be "insufficient for rehabilitation work". The damage caused by the July 27, 2022 earthquake in Abra "We are just in the...
Lawmakers, led by Ilocos Norte 1st District Rep. Ferdinand Alexander “Sandro” Marcos, believe that Leyte 1st District Rep. Martin Romualdez is the “most qualified” to lead the House of Representatives in the 19th Congress. House Speaker Martin Romualdez (FILE PHOTO/MANILA BULLETIN) This was...
Vice President and Department of Education (DepEd) Secretary Sara Duterte and Batangas 6th District Representative Ralph Recto on Wednesday, July 20, discussed the problems that the education sector is facing. Ralph Recto (FACEBOOK) These include, "reforms needed to improve the quality of education...
House Strategic Intelligence Committee Chairperson Rep. Johnny Pimentel has called on the Department of Energy (DOE) to lift suspension of oil and gas drilling activities in the Recto Bank, also known as the Reed Tablemount. West Philippine Sea (FILE PHOTO FROM AFP) This, following the total...
Rep. Vilma Santos-Recto (Facebook) Rep. Vilma Santos-Recto of Batangas City has called on her loyal fans, popularly known as Vilmanians, to support the new set of National Artists for 2022, including Nora Aunor. Ate Vi sent a special message to her supporters in a private chat group after she was...
Several senators are now slowly moving out of their offices at the Senate complex in Pasay city as their terms expire on June 30. Outgoing Senate President Vicente C. Sotto III said his taking out of his personal effects at his Senate office does not hurt as he looks at the transition from a high...
Detained Senator Leila de Lima on Friday said she is grateful to her colleague, Senate President Pro Tempore Ralph Recto, for asking the incoming Marcos administration to free her. De Lima, a vocal critic of the Duterte administration, said she is humbled by Recto’s kind remarks during his...
Outgoing Senate President Pro Tempore Ralph G. Recto on Friday, June 3 said the economic team of President-elect Ferdinand ‘’Bongbong’’ R. Marcos Jr. is what the market might rate “premium investment grade Recto, described by his colleagues in the 24-member Senate as the...
Senate President Pro Tempore Ralph Recto on Wednesday, June 1 called on the incoming administration of President-elect Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos, Jr. to help free Senator Leila de Lima whom he said is a “feisty lady worthy of our respect.” Senate President Pro Tempore Ralph Recto...
Philippine Bank of Communications (PBCOM) reported a 34.6 percent growth in consolidated net income last year to P1.57 billion, the highest since the entry of the Lucio Co Group in 2014. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange, the bank said the increase in net income came on the back of...
Education Secretary Leonor Briones commended the continuing efforts of various stakeholders that put a premium on the importance of education for the country’s learners. (Photo from DepEd) “I would like to congratulate all of you. 'Yong lahat ng nag-contribute nitong isang konsepto na ito na...
Senate leaders on Tuesday, March 22 supported the decision of President Duterte to increase the P200 monthly ‘ayuda’ (financial assistance) to needy families. Presidential candidate Senator Panfilo M. Lacson said the P200 monthly ‘ayuda’ is ‘’pathetically too little’ and P500 is still...
