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There is no penalty for carrying an amulet made out of an empty ammunition shell, Senate President Pro-Tempore Ralph G. Recto explained today, stressing that nothing in the firearms law prohibits such Filipino cultural practice. “Whether as an anting-anting or a fashion...

Every Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) user pays an Aviation Security Fee (ASF). It is P60 for international passengers and P15 for those who will take domestic flights. The amount is tucked into the Terminal Fee, which is P550 for international passengers and P200 for...

Senate President Pro Tempore Ralph Recto today called for the early hiring and quick deployment of the “52 battalions” of medical professionals the government would hire next year for rural duty. Under the Department of Health’s (DOH) 2016 budget, some 946 doctors, 15,727 nurses,...

Malacañang should “plant” a “presidential action and complaint desk” at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) as a “one-stop, on-the-spot troubleshooting center” for OFWs and other travellers, Senate President Pro Tempore Ralph Recto proposed today. “It can also serve as...

1. One study estimates at 1.9 million the number of unlicensed firearms in the country. These are the lethal weapons – especially those in the hands of criminals – the authorities should look for, not rusting bullets inside the luggage of OFWs and tourists, the...

Senate President Pro-Tempore Ralph G. Recto today urged the government to issue a comprehensive “land-sea-air travel disruption notice ” which will be in effect “before, during and after” the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit in Manila next month. “Such an advisory...

A new Balikbayan Box Law that will raise to P150,000 the tax-exempt value of pasalubong cargo brought in or sent by overseas Filipinos is up for Senate approval after the measure was consolidated with a Customs reform bill, Senate President Pro Tempore Ralph G. Recto said today....

“Tuition deferment” for state college students financially ruined by typhoons is a “missing puzzle” in the government’s assorted tuition aid and scholarship packages, according to Senate President Pro-Tempore Ralph G. Recto. “What’s lacking in the menu is the important lifeline...