An Act Exempting the Bureau of Internal Revenue from the Coverage of Republic Ace No. 6758, otherwise known as the Compensation and Position Classification Act of 1989, As Amended, and for Other Purposes. This bill seeks to exempt the BIR from the coverage of Republic Act No.

Mr. President, my dear colleagues, magandang hapon po. The bill is pretty straightforward, so instead of reiterating its provisions, may I just describe the social context, the government culture, and the business atmosphere which makes its passage urgent. Red tape is an

‘Offer part of DENR’s P7B tree-planting fund to them’ Government should use part of its multi-billion-peso tree-planting budget this year in helping workers displaced by its order to close 23 mines. Senate Minority Leader Ralph Recto said that the P6.93 billion fund

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

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

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

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

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

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

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