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FEB
06
2017

‘Pasig River duty for rogue cops must help not just Digong’s boat but ferry project’

The plan of Philippine National Police Director General Ronald dela Rosa to assign 387 erring Metro Manila cops to rid Pasig River of water lilies has gotten the backing of Senate Minority Leader Ralph Recto. But Recto said the policemen’s Pasig River mission should go beyond
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FEB
05
2017

Despite ‘toknaps’, 1.5 M Korean tourists spent P70B last year—Recto

Tourist arrivals last year hit a record-high 5.967 million on the back of a surge in Korean visitors, close to 1.5 million of whom flocked here for “sun, sea and shopping”, which should “prompt the Philippines to assure its number one source of tourists that its citizens are safe
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FEB
05
2017

‘Bad peace is better than just war’

A bad peace is always better than a just war. The two parties must be pulled back from the brink of reigniting the conflict. This would involve reconsidering incendiary statements issued during the past week, and revoking directives issued. It is never too late to give peace
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FEB
01
2017

On the Confirmation of the Appointment of Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel Piñol

Mr. Chairman, my dear colleagues: If a rice farmer will plant a hectare by his lonesome, it is said that he has to bend forward 200,000 times to punch palay seedlings into the soil. But first, he must plow the land, slogging 40 kilometers, kasing haba ng marathon, in knee-deep
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JAN
27
2017

The Future of Governance: Challenges and Opportunities”

Presentation of Senate Minority Leader Ralph G. Recto SMC’s Agenda 2017: Building Better Futures Makati Diamond Residences, 27 January 2017 Magandang umaga po sa inyong lahat. It is my honor to be with the people who produce 4 percent of the GDP, and with Ramon who accounts
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JAN
25
2017

Sen. Recto’s interpellation on Trabaho Center Schools Act (Part 5)

LONG TITLE: An Act Establishing Job Placement Offices in Public High Schools to Provide Career Services to the Youth SCOPE: National LEGISLATIVE STATUS: Pending Second Reading, Special Order (12/13/2016) SUBJECTS: Youth, Jobs PRIMARY COMMITTEE: Education, Arts and Culture
JAN
25
2017

Sen. Recto’s interpellation on Trabaho Center Schools Act (Part 4)

LONG TITLE: An Act Establishing Job Placement Offices in Public High Schools to Provide Career Services to the Youth SCOPE: National LEGISLATIVE STATUS: Pending Second Reading, Special Order (12/13/2016) SUBJECTS: Youth, Jobs PRIMARY COMMITTEE: Education, Arts and Culture
JAN
25
2017

Sen. Recto’s interpellation on Trabaho Center in Schools Act (Part 3)

LONG TITLE: An Act Establishing Job Placement Offices in Public High Schools to Provide Career Services to the Youth SCOPE: National LEGISLATIVE STATUS: Pending Second Reading, Special Order (12/13/2016) SUBJECTS: Youth, Jobs PRIMARY COMMITTEE: Education, Arts and Culture
JAN
25
2017

Sen. Recto’s interpellation on Trabaho Center Schools Act (Part 2)

LONG TITLE: An Act Establishing Job Placement Offices in Public High Schools to Provide Career Services to the Youth SCOPE: National LEGISLATIVE STATUS: Pending Second Reading, Special Order (12/13/2016) SUBJECTS: Youth, Jobs PRIMARY COMMITTEE: Education, Arts and Culture
JAN
25
2017

Sen. Recto’s interpellation on Trabaho Center in Schools Act (Part 1)

LONG TITLE: An Act Establishing Job Placement Offices in Public High Schools to Provide Career Services to the Youth SCOPE: National LEGISLATIVE STATUS: Pending Second Reading, Special Order (12/13/2016) SUBJECTS: Youth, Jobs PRIMARY COMMITTEE: Education, Arts and Culture