Community-owned water districts should be included in the economic assistance government is packaging, “because these frontline utilities supply a basic need for which there is no substitute,” Senate President Pro Tempore Ralph Recto said.  “Kung walang tubig, paano

“Test, track and treat” are not the only concerns of workers. Travel and transport are, too. They can only get back to work if they can go to places of work safely without COVID hitching a ride. But the new normal in the pandemic world calls for public transport with reduced

Senators who wrote the provision in the Bayanihan to Heal As One Act granting P200 billion in cash aid to the poor said the second installment should still be given to beneficiaries even if their residence has been downgraded to a general quarantine area. “Klaro sa records ng

Government’s economic stimulus package “should be as big and as bold” as the problem it is addressing, as “any piecemeal approach will just be wasting money without achieving the desired goals,” Senate President Pro Tempore Ralph Recto said.  Recto said he understands

Senate President Pro Tempore Ralph G. Recto 13 May 2020 A medical diploma carries a hefty price tag in this country. Tuition is so high, and other fees so prohibitive, that the joke is that medical schools should put a recovery room beside the school cashier. Or deploy crash

Virtual committee hearing of the Public Services committee chaired by Senator Grace Poe on the resumption of public transport during COVID-19 crisis May 11, 2020 Senator Ralph Recto asks the LTFRB and DOTR on the guidelines that will be implemented for public transportation when

Virtual committee hearing of the Public Services committee chaired by Senator Grace Poe on the resumption of public transport during COVID-19 crisis. May 11, 2020 Recto on aviation losses and possible gov’t subsidy to avoid layoff of workers airline industry in the Philippines

Virtual committee hearing of the Public Services committee chaired by Senator Grace Poe on the resumption of public transport during COVID-19 crisis. May 11, 2020 Senate President Pro Tempore Ralph Recto clarifies with MIAA GM Eddie Monreal that the country is not yet opening our

DWIZ Usapang Senado, 9 May 2020 Cely Bueno discusses with Senator Ralph Recto the upcoming Senate hearing on COVID-19 updates, the state of the Philippine economy and the ABS-CBN franchise. (Video downloaded from DWIZ Official Facebook Page.)

Panayam ni Arnold Clavio at Ali Sotto kay Senate President Pro Tempore Ralph Recto sa pagdinig sa Senado kaugnay ng mga hakbanging ginawa ng pamahalaan upang labanan ang COVID-19 DZBB Double A sa Double B, May 7, 2020 (Screen recorded and edited from DZBB Official Facebook Page)