Energy officials better ensure that May 3 is “National No Brownout Day” as any outage anywhere will turn them into “punching bags” by people who would be deprived of watching on TV the mega-fight between Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather. Sen. Ralph Recto said the executive

Napeñas, replying to Senator Ralph Recto’s query, tells the Senate body investigating the Mamasapano incident that when ceasefire was implemented, the SAF team abided by it but the MILF continued engaging the government troops resulting in the death of 44 SAF commandos.

1st General Membership Meeting INFOCOMM TECHNOLOGY ASSOCIATION OF THE PHILIPPINES (ITAP) Thank you for that kind introduction, even if midway through your spiel, I was wondering if you were describing me or someone else. When I got hold of your invite, the first impression that

Senate President Pro-tempore Ralph Recto delivering a keynote speech on the importance of a Department of Information and Communication Technology (DICT) during the 1st General Membership of the INFOCOMM Technology Association of the Philippines (ITAP) at the Seda Hotel,

Sen. Ralph Recto said proposed changes to the draft Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL) are not meant “to mangle the bill but mend it” so the final version will be acceptable to the “country, the citizenry and the Constitution.” “When we propose revisions, it is out of the desire to

Sana maisauli din ang mga personal effects ng SAF 44 tulad ng cellphone, relo, wedding rings, pitaka na naglalaman ng mga litrato ng kanilang mga mahal sa buhay. Iba kasi ang pag-aari ng gobyerno na na-issue sa kanila at ang kanilang personal na kagamitan. Para sa mga naulila,

There’s no excuse for the Metro Rail Transit (MRT) not to buy handrail straps – to prevent its riders from falling like dominoes as its aging coaches are becoming prone to sudden stops – as their P2.25 million cost is a drop in the bucket of its farebox income and government

Sen. Ralph Recto today challenged the government’s peace czar to allocate a fraction of her almost P8 billion budget this year in building a concrete bridge over the river in Mamasapano town near where 44 police commandos died in a gun battle with Moro rebels. “That rickety foot

The Senate will not be “blackmailed into rubber-stamping” the approval of the MILF-drafted proposed Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL) as the bill is “littered with policy landmines which must be defused,” Sen. Ralph Recto said. “It cannot pass in its present form. It has to undergo