Doubling the number of Philippine National Railways (PNR) trains plying the Tutuban, Manila- Sta. Rosa Laguna line can displace 14,000 cars on the road at a per passenger cost that is 1/8th of the subsidy government pays for one Metro Rail Transit (MRT) rider. This was pointed

Keynote Speech by Senate President Pro-Tempore Ralph G. Recto 3rd Filipino Technopreneurship Summit SMX Convention Center, Pasay City Magandang hapon sa inyong lahat. Joey Concepcion complained to me that they’re having a hard time inviting lawmakers to their conferences. I told

We’ve got nowhere to go but water, and Metro Manila is a metropolis by the bay, bisected by a river. If the streets are full of cars and we want to travel, then let’s go amphibian. If we’ve reached road building capacity, and can no longer squeeze carriageway space in our roads,

Malacanang was told to dip into President Aquino’s assorted standby funds in reviving the Pasig River ferry service as tapping 27-kilometer waterway is the only way to mitigate the “kahindik-hindik” traffic 15 big roads projects are expected to inflict on Metro Manila residents

The 7.2 percent economic growth last year is all the more impressive as it was achieved despite a domino of calamities dragging it down. This is not to say that the economy is fully typhoon-proof or completely earthquake-resistant because misfortunes did dent the final outcome.

The 7.2 percent economic growth last year is all the more impressive as it was achieved despite a domino of calamities dragging it down. This is not to say that the economy is fully typhoon-proof or completely earthquake-resistant because misfortunes did dent the final outcome.

The Senate has erected a “do not plunder” sign in the P20 billion fund to rehabilitate Yolanda-hit and quake-damaged areas in the Visayas. Senate President Pro Tempore Ralph Recto said that a special provision of the P20 billion budget for Rehabilitation and Reconstruction

Metro Manila residents welcome with a sigh of relief the Supreme Court TRO on the Meralco increase in power rates. But why single out Meralco? Hindi naman ito lang ang nagtaas ng singil na kuryente. Coops across Luzon also did. So if temporary reprieve was given to Meralco

Nang humingi ang National Bureau of Investigation(NBI) ng kulang-kulang P1 bilyong pisong budget para sa taong ito, P940 million to be exact, nangako itong i-proseso ang NBI clearance sa loob lamang ng 10 minuto. This is the promissory note it issued to the Congress and to the

Malacanang has been urged to submit its “electric bills” to Congress as soon as possible so that legislation needed to prevent power price spikes and blackouts in the future can be hammered out. Senate President Pro Tempore Ralph Recto said Energy officials should be “burning the