“I think it is time to put a temporary ‘Do not enter sign’ on our doorstep for visitors from China,” Senate President Pro Tempore Ralph Recto said.  “Let us explain to them that we are not permanently closing our doors. This is not a permanent Great Wall. This is only during

The Senate and DOJ move to separately study the impact of the withdrawal of the Philippines from its Visiting Forces Agreement with the United States should establish “the weightier reasons” for its abrogation, Senate President Pro Tempore Ralph Recto said.  “Dapat malalim

Government rehabilitation programs “should now start falling like volcanic ash on areas affected by the Taal eruption,” Senate President Pro Tempore Ralph Recto said.  “It is time to start blanketing these areas with aid to help them get back on their feet again,” Recto

Now, the hard work begins. Rehabilitation is always harder than relief work. The latter is a sprint, bringing aid to displaced people fast. The latter is a marathon that takes a longer time to complete. Relief is about bringing food and providing food to temporarily displaced

An Act Establishing The Tax Regime Of Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators, Amending For This Purpose Sections 27, 28, 42 And 119 Of The National Internal Revenue Code Of 1997, As Amended Despite the fact that POGO is a growing industry in this country,  the peculiarity

Republic of the PhilippinesCongress of the PhilippinesMetro ManilaEighteenth CongressFirst Regular Session Begun and held in Metro Manila, on Monday, the twenty-second day of July, two thousand nineteen. [REPUBLIC ACT NO. 11468] AN ACT DESIGNATING THE THIRD SUNDAY OF NOVEMBER

An Act Appropriating The Sum Of Thirty Billion Pesos (P30,000,000,000) As Supplemental Appropriations For FY 2020, And For Other Purposes This bill seeks to appropriate thirty billion pesos (P30,000,000,000) to fund the much needed support to families and communities affected by

Mr. President, my dear colleagues: Sabi nila ang Bulkang Taal daw ay ang puso – at pusod – ng Batangas. And that umbilical cord has not been cut off. No other force, nature or nurture, has shaped Batangas history more than this “riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an

Resolution Urging The Immediate Release Of Funds For The Aid, Relief, Resettlement, Rehabilitation, Livelihood, Development And Social Programs And Services To Communities Adversely Affected By The Taal Volcano Eruption, And Directing The Appropriate Senate Committee To

Privilege Speech of Senator Ralph G. Recto on January 20, 2020 at the Senate of the Philippines PRIVILEGE SPEECH: Bangon Batangas! VIDEO: https://youtu.be/zgwyYRhxLHM PRESS STATEMENT: Returning residents need a “VFA” ABANTE COLUMNS: Tanong ng mga bakwit: Paghupa ng