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Palace backing on bill scrapping common carriers tax sought. Sen. Ralph G. Recto today said the passage of a proposed measure eliminating common carrier’s tax (CCT) on international carriers would boost tourist arrivals by 70,000 more on the first year and help create 70,000 new...

Sen. Ralph G. Recto today expressed confidence that the Senate acting as an impeachment court could conduct the trial of Chief Justice Renato Corona with dispatch so that the country could focus on putting on track its economic life. “The impeachment trial has to be swift so that...

Sen. Ralph G. Recto today said there’s no need to impose a 160-percent increase in the members’ contributions to Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) considering its enormous cash “reserves” and huge subsidies from government. “PhilHealth could achieve viability and...

Crony-owned or not, private corporations and their wealthy owners should be barred from dipping its hands into the loan portfolio of state banks to avoid a repeat of the alleged P660-million behest loan granted by Development Bank of the Philippines (DBP) to former Marcos trade...

Sen. Ralph G. Recto today welcomed the rolling out P6.37 billion for the rehabilitation of the elevated railway lines even as he urged government to consider locally sourcing the materials or equipment needed in the planned upgrade. Recto likewise commended government for forking...

The doves have prevailed over the hawks. The President has demonstrated a great amount of grace under pressure in choosing to wage peace instead of turning ‘juramentado’ in the wake of fresh violence in Muslim Mindanao, which resulted to the sorry loss of lives of soldiers and...

Sen. Ralph G. Recto today warned that bringing in private investors to operate or acquire the Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal I (NAIA-1) might not be the answer to cure the 30-year airport terminal of its worst features. “If we sell to a private group, we could be...

Sen. Ralph G. Recto today said the country should feel safer with boxing sensation and Sarangani Rep. Manny Pacquiao in the reserved force holding the rank of lieutenant colonel than entrusting its freedom to the hordes of skeptics. Recto stressed Pacquaio deserves his promotion...