Statement of Deputy Speaker Ralph Recto On the Passing of President Fidel V. Ramos 31 July 2022 President Ramos was brave in war, industrious in work, visionary in public service, and helpful to his fellowmen. He was the Steady Eddie who led by infectious and inspiring example,

Press Statement of Rep. Ralph G. Recto 6th District, Batangas 27 July 2022 Government assistance should match the intensity of the earthquake. But it appears that available National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management (NDRRM) fund, otherwise known as the Calamity Fund, may be

Press Release 26 July 2022 ‘As gov’t payroll surges to P1.4T, rightsizing should plug lack in critical personnel’ The plan to “right size” the bureaucracy will not slash the number of national government workers as the hiring of essential personnel, such as teachers and nurses,

Statement of Rep. Ralph G. Recto on President BBM’s SONA 25 July 2022 A data-driven SONA which paints the future using numbers – Recto It was a data-driven SONA. Others before him had used words to conjure the future. He painted it using numbers. And that makes his SONA

Rep. Ralph G. Recto (6th District of Batangas) Seconding the Nomination of Rep. Ferdinand Martin Romualdez as Speaker of the House of Representatives25 July 2022 It is my privilege to second the nomination. May I just submit for insertion into the records the copy of my

PRESS STATEMENTSenate President Pro Tempore Ralph G. Recto03 June 2022 Marcos economic Cabinet group is ‘A-team, investment grade’ President-elect Marcos Jr.’s economic team is what the market might rate “premium investment grade.” Ben Diokno, Arsi Balisacan,

VALEDICTORY SPEECH 01 June 2022 18th Congress Mr. President, my dear colleagues: Thirty years—and thirty pounds—ago I walked into the House of Representatives as its youngest member. Next month, I will be returning there as one of the oldest—in years, but certainly not in

EXPLANATION OF VOTE SB 2506; Committee Report 597 INCREASING PENSION FOR SENIOR CITIZENS Senate President Pro Tempore Ralph G. Recto 30 May 2022 Mr. President, my dear colleagues:  Age may just be a number, but the numbers on old-age pension are in the billions. The Social

SPONSORSHIP SPEECH Senate Resolution Nos. 1002, 1004, 1005  on the Death of Susan Roces  Senate President Pro Tempore Ralph G. Recto 23 May 2022 Mr. President, my dear colleagues: A colleague has lost her mother, the people an icon, and the nation is all the more poorer

EXPLANATION OF VOTE SB 2450: Permanent Validity of the Certificates of Live Birth, Death and Marriage Senate President Pro Tempore Ralph G. Recto 23 May 2022 Mr. President:  In five minutes, or by the time I have finished explaining my vote, 16 Filipinos would have been