Acceptance Speech of Minority Leader Ralph G. Recto 25 July 2016 Thank you, Chiz, for your kind eulogy. To borrow your own words, fate may not have smiled kindly in your bid to be the Number 2 official in the land, but you can always be my number 2. One of the benefits of this

Senator Ralph Recto said the Freedom of Information (FOI) order signed by President Duterte today should cut red tape in public offices and lead to “shorter periods and simpler processes” in accessing government services. “There’s one important benchmark by which this FOI order

Like any maiden SONA, I expect it to be more of a “looking forward” than a “looking back” speech, more of what to do and not on what has been done. So this SONA is about Setting the National Agenda, and Stating the Nation’s Aspirations. It is fair to say that what the people

Latest government figures show that government drug purchases translate to P73 per capita annually, underscoring the need for the state lottery income to augment the state’s measly medicine budget. “It comes up to 20 centavos per Filipino a day,” Senator Ralph Recto said in

It has been four months since the signing of the law expanding the tax breaks and other benefits for persons with disabilities (PWDs) and its Senate principal author is asking the responsible agencies to speed up the release of the law’s implementing rules and regulations (IRR

Instituting Estate Tax Reform, Amending For This Purpose Sections 84, 86 (A), 89, 90, And 97 Of The National Internal Revenue Code Of 1997, As Amended, And For Other Purposes With this bill, the actual funeral expenses, and medical expenses incurred within one year immediately

An Act Promoting The Ease Of Doing Business By Mandating The Automatic Approval Of Business Permit Applications After Thirty Days Of Inaction And Extending The Validity Period Thereof The aim of this bill is to increase participation in and promote the growth of business by

An Act Declaring July 27 Of Every Year As A Special National Non-Working Holiday In Commemoration Of The Founding Anniversary Of The Iglesia Ni Cristo In The Philippines This bill seeks to declare the INC foundation day every July 27 of each year as a non-working special public

An Act Providing For A Bill Of Rights For Air Passengers, Penalizing Violations Thereof, And For Other Purposes This bill aims to protect the rights and welfare of air passengers, curb unjust and dishonest business practices, and promote efficiency in air transport service. This

An Act Mandating The Annual Public Disclosure Of All Contingent Liabilities Incurred By All National Government Agencies, Local Government Units, Government-Owned Or -Controlled Corporations, Government Financial Institutions, And Other Government Instrumentalities Download PDF