Mr. Chairman, my dear colleagues : I stand with you today in endorsing the demotion of our dear colleague from a senator of the Republic to its top diplomat. His 19 years in Congress – 9 years in the Bigger House and 10 in the Better House – have prepared him for the grueling job

Senate President Pro Tempore Ralph Recto today cautioned the Duterte administration against the reported plan to take on the $500-million loan being offered by the Chinese government to modernize the Philippine military. “We must stop relying on foreign suppliers to modernize the

An Act Strengthening the Military and Uniformed Personnel Pension System, Creating the Military and Uniformed Personnel Insurance Fund, Amending Sections 3 and 24 of Republic Act Number 8291, and for Other Purposes This bill seeks to arrest an impending fiscal hemorrhage by

Senate Bill 1449: Driver’s License Validity Extension Senate President Pro-Tempore Ralph G. Recto Mr. President, distinguished colleagues: This sponsorship speech on the bill extending the driver’s license validity from three years to five years and for its renewal extended to

Sponsorship Speech by Senate President Pro-Tempore Ralph G. Recto SB 1365: Extending the Validity of the Philippine Passport This bill is pretty straightforward: It extends the period of validity of the Philippine passport from five to ten years. But once it becomes a law, its

An Act Exempting the Sale of Real Property in the Exercise of the State’s Power of Eminent Domain from the Payment of Capital Gains and Documentary Stamp Taxes, Amending for the Purpose Sections 24 (D) and 196 of Republic Act No. 8424, As Amended, Otherwise Known as the

An Act Strengthening Local Infrastructure Industry Players, Amending for the Purpose Section 23 of Republic Act No. 9184, Otherwise Known As the Government Procurement Reform Act, and for Other Purposes The proposed measure seeks to support the local infrastructure industry,

An Act Creating the Department of Overseas Filipino Workers, Defining Its Powers and Functions, Appropriating Funds Therefor, And For Other Purposes This bill proposes the creation of the Department of Overseas Filipino Workers to harmonize all national policies and guidelines to

An Act Exempting the Manufacture, Assembly, Conversion and Importation of Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles from the Payment of Excise Taxes and Duties, and for other Purposes This bill seeks to exempt the manufacture, assembly, conversion and importation of plug-in hybrid

Dear Hon. Recto: This refers to your email dated 13 March 2017 regarding the letter from Mr. Emiliano M. Manahan, Jr., on the refusal of Mercury Drug Inc. to honor the implementation of the RA 10754 otherwise known as the “Act Expanding the benefits and Privileges of