Senator Ralph Recto welcomes the Association of Barangay Captains from San Antonio, Quezon to the Senate. The group was led by San Antonio Mayor, Hon. Erick Wagan.

A bill making the caring of a person with disability (PWD) tax-deductible nears approval in the Senate after it was reported out for floor debates Monday. One of the measure’s authors, Senate President Pro-Tempore Ralph G. Recto, explained in his sponsorship speech that the bill

It has been said that a government’s greatness is measured “by how it treats those who are in the dawn of life, the children; those who are in the twilight of life, the elderly; and those who are in the shadows of life, the sick, the needy and the handicapped.” The same test

Sen. Ralph Recto is calling for an increase in the P500 million assistance fund to K to 12 displaced college teachers and workers which the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) is proposing in the 2016 national budget. “This should be augmented because if there will be

To stop all speculations, the PNP should state what will be awarded, who will be awarded, and when will it be awarded – and make sure that when the date is set, it will push through “time on target.” They must make the announcement soon before someone nominates them for a Medal

An Act Expanding The Benefits And Privileges Of Persons With Disability (PWD), Amending For This Purpose Section 32 Of Republic Act No. 7277, Otherwise Known As The ‘Magna Carta For Persons With Disability,’ As Amended, And Section 35 (B) Of Republic Act No. 8424,

The Senate is taking up Sen. Ralph Recto’s bill, SB No. 2834, which seeks to modernize the PAGASA by providing additional resources to purchase state-of-the-art equipment that will improve weather monitoring and forecasting, and make the salaries of its personnel

Better for Cabinet members who are planning to run for office to stay longer in their post so they will be able to defend their agency’s budget request for 2016 and report how they used the funds for the current year. This was pointed out by Senate President Pro-Tempore Ralph G.

On the proposed LRT fare increase: It should go through public hearings or at the very least the people must be told the need, the justification and the legal basis. Most important, fare hike proponents must explain what improvements will a fare increase bring. What are the

Malacañang has been urged to unveil the pay hike package it is proposing for the nation’s civil servants, if any, so that it can be studied in earnest by Congress and by the state employees themselves. The call was made by Senate President Pro-Tempore Ralph G. Recto, who said