Senate Minority Leader Ralph Recto today welcomed government’s assurance that any hike in LRT 1 or MRT fares will only come after improvements in service that will be felt by train riders. The pledge was made by Department of Transportation (DOTr) Secretary Arturo Tugade

Plans first before powers. Senate Minority Leader Ralph Recto said the congressional grant of emergency presidential powers to solve the national transportation problem hinges on the presentation of “clear-cut” plans by Malacañang. Recto said the “dimension of the emergency

There are 1.3 million drug addicts in the country today, 600,000 have reportedly surrendered to authorities, but the total number of beds in all government and private drug rehabilitation centers in the country is only 3,216. Worse, seven, or almost half, of the country’s regions

Even without implementing rules Recto: Olympic silver medalist must get tax-free P5 M prize, other perks Aside from the P5 million cash reward, other benefits like free state college education and a generous retirement package await Olympic silver medalist Hidilyn Diaz. Diaz’s

Banking authorities have fined RCBC a billion pesos. But their work is not done yet. They should find the unaccounted billions and return it to Bangladesh. A high-level delegation from that country will arrive next month to press for the return of what is theirs. They should not

No price increase for passports, driver’s licenses, permits and other government documents in the next six years. Senate Minority Leader Ralph Recto today moved to stop the national government and local government units from raising fees and charges on public services within six

A Resolution Urging The President Of The Philippines To Actively Exercise His Plenary Power To Grant Executive Clemency To Qualified And Deserving Inmates Download PDF

Imagine five prisoners crammed into one square meter of jail space. Senate Minority Leader Ralph Recto cited the congestion rate in the four most tightly-packed jails in the country in prodding government to initiate reforms in the country’s penal system which, with 135,000

A Resolution Directing The Appropriate Senate Committee To Conduct An Inquiry, In Aid Of Legislation, On The Worsening Condition Of The Jail And Prison Facilities In The Philippines, With The Intent Of Strengthening Government Mandate To Uphold The Dignity Of The Human Person, To

A Resolution Directing The Senate Committee On Civil Service And Government Reorganization To Conduct An Inquiry, In Aid Of Legislation, On The Status Of Casual And Contractual Employment In The Government, With The End In View Of Determining The Possibility Of Regularizing