Senate President Pro Tempore Ralph Recto said the “supply squeeze and price hikes” of food should prompt the immediate passage of the Bayanihan III Law. “If hunger is a great motivator, then it should push the government to package a third round of aid centered on helping

It is “wrong and misleading” to attribute all road accidents to poorly maintained vehicles, Senate President Pro Tempore Ralph Recto said, in shooting down a “favorite selling point” of owners of Private Motor Vehicle Inspection Centers (PMVICs). “Yes, accidents are caused by

The slew of LTO fees “slaps taxes on the pandemic-hit people without basis in law nor approval from agencies and creates confusion, something which could have been avoided if the agency did not commit reckless speeding in implementing them.” This is how Senate President Pro

Trade, agriculture, transportation and police officials have been urged to jointly or on their own conduct a “field audit” on transportation issues that delay the movement of food products and make them more expensive.  Among the “road obstructions” that must be removed,

Resolution Urging The Department Of Transportation (DOTr) And The Land Transportation Office (LTO) To Suspend The Operation Of Private Motor Vehicle Inspection Centers (Pmvics) Until A Comprehensive Public Consultation Is Conducted, With The End In View Of Promoting Transparency

EXPLANATION OF VOTEBicameral Conference Committee Report on the disagreeing provisions of HBN 4157 and SB 1357: Corporate Recovery and Tax Incentives for Enterprises (CREATE) ActSenate President Pro Tempore Ralph G. Recto03 February 2021 Mr. President, my dear colleagues: It has

Who needs restraint the most? People in the LTO driver’s seat. It is behind the epidemic of new fees. It has become a super spreader of high fines. There is confusion in the rules it issues. The lack of coherence of which is the regulatory equivalent of distracted driving.

EXPLANATION OF VOTESB 1582: Safe Pathways ActSenate President Pro Tempore Ralph G. Recto01 February 2021 Dear Mr. President, my dear colleagues: On this bill, I have no recourse but to follow the leader of the pack, the captain of the Senate cycling team. I vote yes. A national

The DA budget is like a dam of water, filled with taxes people pay. But instead of a mighty river that rolls like justice, what records show is a drip-drip of releases, of slow obligation and low absorption. Third quarter 2020 ito ang resibo: Sa P60.7 bilyon na natanggap nila,

While the government’s global hunt for COVID vaccines has not yet led to deliveries to the hardest-hit country in the Western Pacific, it should, in the meantime, stock up on vaccination supplies such as syringes, which are available in the market. The call was made by Senate