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MAY
05
2021

Ricky Lo’s daily columns were the first drafts of the history of Philippine cinema.

Press Statement of Senate President Pro Tempore Ralph G. Recto  05 May 2021 Ricky Lo’s daily columns were the first drafts of the history of Philippine cinema.  Compile them and the results are the authoritative annals of the local film industry, by someone who penned it with a
MAY
04
2021

On Secretary Locsin’s tweets on China’s incursions into our territory

Press Statement of Senate President Pro Tempore Ralph G. Recto04 May 2021 On Secretary Locsin’s tweets on China’s incursions into our territory In an era when diplomacy is practiced by those who “speak softly and carry a selfie stick”, it pays to have a
APR
29
2021

Palace should launch program of ‘regularizing’ thousands of gov’t ‘casuals’ on Labor Day

The national government – the country’s biggest employer – should celebrate Labor Day with a mass regularization of casual workers who have been in its employ for years, if not decades, Senate President Pro Tempore Ralph Recto said. “It can begin with contractual workers in
APR
28
2021

1 year, 1M cases later, was the DOH able to buy enough ventilators, ICU units, high-flow oxygen machines?

One year and one million cases after the country’s first recorded COVID-19 case, a count on the number of ICU beds, ventilators and critical care equipment in government hospitals is in order, Senate President Pro Tempore Ralph Recto said. “In any war, we should always look at
APR
23
2021

‘Fighting hunger does not make one an armed combatant’

The P16 billion in taxes paid by the people was given to that body so it can run after the Communist Party, not community pantries. So something is terribly wrong when a general berates a millennial because she fed her neighbors. There is no valor in that. It is also unfair to
APR
20
2021

‘Community pantries need more food bags, not red tags, nor red tape’

The only thing red in the community pantries are the ripe tomatoes. Those who see red in these bayanihan projects should have their hearts examined. Community pantries need more food bags, not red tags, nor red tape. Let them bloom wherever they sprout, regardless of who planted
APR
19
2021

DA dared: Save farmers’ produce from low prices, lack of buyers and give them to community pantries

Amid reports of Luzon vegetable farmers dumping their produce, Senate President Pro Tempore Ralph Recto challenged the Department of Agriculture “to buy these, truck them to Manila and quietly give them to community pantries.” “May mga pictures na tinatapon na lang ang kamatis
MAR
26
2021

RA 11534: Corporate Recovery and Tax Incentives for Enterprises Act or CREATE

Republic of the PhilippinesCongress of the PhilippinesMetro ManilaEighteenth CongressSecond Regular Session Begun and held in Metro Manila, on Monday, the twenty-seventh day of July, two thousand twenty. [REPUBLIC ACT NO. 11534] AN ACT REFORMING THE CORPORATE INCOME TAX AND
MAR
24
2021

DBM, PNP urged : Heed SC’s directive on bodycams with funding

The Supreme Court’s statements that it will soon order the mandatory use of body cameras in the serving of warrants should be a signal to the DBM and the DILG to include funds for their purchase in the 2022 national budget. “Sinabi na ng Korte Suprema. Ihanda na ang pondo. Hindi
MAR
23
2021

Hindi lang change oil, change engine and driver na rin

Press Statement of Senate President Pro Tempore Ralph G. Recto23 March 2021 COVID is fast and furious while the vaccine rollout is slow and sputtering. These are signs of a government’s pandemic machinery in trouble and a nation in danger. Hindi lang change oil ang kailangan,