The more aspirants for the presidency, the better for our country. The bigger the field, the more choices for us. Better to have a surplus of aspirants than a shortage. It is within this context – of how pluralism in politics will do us good – that I welcome Sen. Grace’s

Transcript of interview with Senate President Pro-Tempore Ralph G. Recto after the DOF budget hearing (Recto is the chairman of the Senate Finance Sub-Committee C) (Re: DBP/Landbank budget) RGR: Ang ipinaliwanag lang natin dito, napakadali para sa gobyerno na gastusin ang pera ng

If unsupported by facts, the claim is slanderous. It has the effect of devaluing the heroism of the SAF 44. Those who are peddling a revisionist take on what happened in Mamasapano should come up with solid proof. Because if what they are alleging will be later proven false, the

Almost a quarter-million more indigent senior citizens will receive the P6,000 annual pension from the government next year, the chair of the Senate Finance Sub-Committee that reviews the budget for that program said today. Senate President Pro-Tempore Ralph G. Recto, who

Sen. Ralph Recto is the sponsor of the bill condoning the unpaid taxes of Local Water Districts to ensure reliable and affordable water supply to consumers.

Mr. President: If people will be quizzed on what’s that government building along East Avenue in Quezon City with so much money, those in the know will most probably answer: the Central Bank Mint. But there’s another office across it that is also awash with cash – the Social

One in seven incoming shipments that will be inspected by the Bureau of Customs (BoC) next year could be seized, Senate President Pro-Tempore Ralph G. Recto said, citing the agency’s performance target for 2016. Recto said that in the proposed 2016 national budget, BoC stated as

The cat is out of the bag. The additional charge that the Bureau of Customs (BOC) has imposed on a container of balikbayan boxes is now out in the open. First it has been confirmed that the amount of duties and taxes on a shipping container has been increased from P80,000 to

The House of Representatives approved yesterday the Senate-version of the PAGASA Modernization Bill, foreclosing any need to convene a Bicameral Conference Committee, and sending the bill to President Aquino’s desk, Senate President Pro-Tempore Ralph G. Recto said today. Recto