How much would the land-sea-air traffic improvement measures cost? P1.15 trillion. And that’s just the minimum, according to Senate Minority Leader Ralph Recto, as many proposed projects in the menu submitted by the Department of Transportation (DOTr) to the Senate “are still

I support the declaration of a state of lawlessness. But I have my reservations on one that is indefinite. I am for a national emergency which has an expiry date for the simple reason that it injects a deadline to be met in quelling lawless violence. By stating when the emergency

Built on a shared past and bound by a common vision, US-Philippine relations are strong enough that it cannot be weakened or wrecked by a wayward quote. An unprovoked tirade will not drain the deep reservoir of goodwill between Filipinos and Americans. This is the time to remind

Two key reforms meant to remove the disruptive effects of barangay elections in the construction of public infrastructure projects and in the appointment of government personnel have been incorporated in the Senate bill postponing the barangay polls. Approved during Monday’s

The Department of Transportation (DOTr) is asking for P2.65 billion for a Metro Manila traffic solution which, in the words of Senate Minority Leader Ralph Recto, “is just outside President Duterte’s Malacañang office window.” Recto is referring to the “underused nautical highway

A Resolution Directing The Appropriate Senate Committee To Conduct And Inquiry, In Aid Of Legislation, On The Conflicting Data Of The Bureau Of The Treasury And The Department Of Energy On Revenues Collected From The Malampaya National Gas Project, With The End In View Of

Senate Minority Leader Ralph Recto is urging President Duterte to call for a National Security Council (NSC) meeting after his foreign trip next week, so that other leaders of the nation could help him develop policies and programs that would crush the resurgent Abu Sayyaf.

Senate Minority Leader Ralph Recto is prodding the Duterte administration to “bring to the Internet age” the public school teacher’s annual “chalk allowance,” by increasing it from P1,500 to P5,000 annually. “Chalk allowance” is the popular term for the cash given to teachers at

The President must explain and elaborate in writing his verbal statement placing the whole country under a state of lawlessness. A written order will prescribe the specifics and the limits of such declaration, and would result in the clearer enumeration of the activities

Government plans to spend P1.76 billion next year for free Wi-Fi in public areas, which, if approved, would bring to P4.81 billion the amount allocated for the project since 2015, Senate Minority Leader Ralph Recto said today. Under the 2017 proposed budget of the newly-created