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SEP
23
2016

Recto files reso on impact of unli rice import plan

Senate Minority Leader Ralph Recto is pressing the Senate to host a faceoff between supporters and critics of the administration’s audacious plan to liberalize the importation of rice. In Senate Resolution 146, Recto said “the ramifications of the rice trade liberalization”
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SEP
21
2016

DepEd bought zero math, science equipment in 2 yrs, not 1 computer out of 2015 funds

Public schools do not only lack Science and Math teachers, they also lack Science and Math equipment as the Department of Education (DepEd) “scored back-to-back failures” in buying instructional materials for these subjects, Senate Minority Leader Ralph Recto said. Recto revealed
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SEP
20
2016

Recto files ‘one time, big time’ tax amnesty bill

Senate Minority Leader Ralph Recto has filed a bill seeking a general tax amnesty aimed at expanding the tax base by luring untaxed individuals or those with outstanding liabilities to settle these without fear of being slapped with criminal charges. In Senate Bill No. 920, Recto
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SEP
19
2016

Recto: Nat’l gov’t payroll to hit P1 trillion 

National government payroll cost will breach the P1 trillion mark next year, double from what it was in 2010, and could swell by at least P200 billion in 2018 due to the third installment of the Salary Standardization Law IV (SSL-IV), hikes in soldier and policeman pay, and
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SEP
17
2016

As PH goes arms shopping, gov’t must eye Cebu-made ships, tap local industries—Recto 

Senate Minority Leader Ralph Recto is supporting the country’s “pivot” to a wider global market in sourcing military material, but reminded Malacañang not to bypass local industries which can provide parts or whole of the defense equipment being sought. Recto said President
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SEP
16
2016

Recto: Livestream major infra projects, feed footage to Palace for Digong’s viewing

If CCTVs are now being trained on government office workers, work on critical government infrastructure can also be livestreamed. Senate Minority Leader Ralph Recto said one way to speed up the completion of traffic jam-causing road constructions is to install a camera which
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SEP
14
2016

Recto wants DFA’s OFW help fund tripled to P1.5 B

2017 OFW aid fund is ‘mere 4 hours’ worth of OFW remittances’ While earnings remittances of Overseas Filipino Workers have grown by 12.3 percent since 2013, or to $28.48 billion by end of 2015, the proposed budget of two diplomatic funds to assist OFWs in distress
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SEP
14
2016

“Car Industry Must Help Solve The Traffic Mess”

Speech of Senate Minority Leader Ralph G. Recto 6th Philippine International Motorshow 14 September 2016 World Trade Center, Pasay City Magandang umaga po. Thank you very much for that kind introduction. For a moment there, I felt like a car whose specs were being read out loud.
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SEP
14
2016

6th Philippine International Motorshow

World Trade Center, Pasay City
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SEP
13
2016

Explanation of Vote (SB No. 1112): Postponing the Oct. 2016 Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections

Elective officials in this land—from the president down to the barangay captain—have the same employment status: they’re casuals elected to fixed terms. They are hired or fired through the same process— via the ballot, with their employers, otherwise known as the electorate, each
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