Sen. Ralph G. Recto today said boxing sensation and Sarangani Rep. Manny Pacquiao deserves better treatment from the tax bureau, which is unwittingly potraying him as a tax evader. Recto stressed Pacquiao’s earnings from his fights in the United States (US) should no longer be

Media briefing on Sen. Rectoís proposal to reduce VAT from 12% to 10% amid rising oil and commodity prices.

Sen. Ralph G. Recto today said any reduction in the 12 percent value-added tax (VAT) should be off-set by existing revenue streams that are not reflected in the annual national budget. Recto, Senate ways and means chairman, likewise objected to a multi-tier VAT rate for different

Sen. Ralph G. Recto today said government should expedite the fixing of its air infrastructure once tourist-drawing projects come in full swing like the opening up new gaming complexes for foreign players. “The air war must be won before we can claim victory on the touri

A great disservice to non-Middle East OFWs Sen. Ralph G. Recto today said the government may be committing a great disservice to its countrymen working and living abroad by closing down at least 10 embassies and consulates, which are mostly in Europe. “This is a wrong

 

Senator Ralph G. Recto today graced the launching of the first e-jeepney commercial franchise which will start serving the Legaspi Village and Salcedo Village loops starting March 1. Recto, author of the Alternative Fuel Vehicles Incentives Act of 2011, led the symbolic

Sen. Ralph G. Recto today said there seems to be a growing disconnect between the government’s jobs generation plan vis-à-vis the actual number of people out of jobs and those who have found jobs but are hardly surviving from their meager income. “The country has a growing labor

Sen. Ralph G. Recto today said state-owned Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) should tell Congress why it was seeking a 100 percent increment in members’ contributions despite its huge cash reserves and generous budgetary support. “As I’ve said before, the planned