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Press Release 2 March 2023 Every policy comes with a “reverse gear,” but House Deputy Speaker Ralph Recto believes President Marcos Jr. did not apply it on the jeepney modernization program “as he merely stepped on the brakes.”  “It was not even a U-turn. ‘Ika nga, hindi n’ya...

Press Release 1 March 2023 If cars undergo regular checkup, so must the jeepney fleet replacement program “so that if factory defects are found, then these can be corrected,” House Deputy Speaker Ralph Recto said. “Di ba yung kotse nga may PMS ( preventive maintenance...

Statement of Deputy Speaker and Batangas Rep. Ralph G. Recto 28 February 2023 Dahil may budget ito na P346 million sa taong 2023, lumalabas na gumagasta ang taxpayers ng halos P1 milyon kada araw para sa pasweldo at operations ng Office for Transportation Security. Napupunta rin...

Press Release 26 February 2023  Sidewalks and bike lanes have been “sidelined and waylaid” in the government’s infrastructure menu but these “active mobility” facilities should be mainstreamed, House Deputy Speaker Ralph Recto said today. And Recto has found a source that can...

Press Release 25 February 2023 As Filipinos revenge travel, authorities should ready the Ninoy Aquino International Airport for the surge in passenger traffic, which is expected to breach the 50 million mark soon. The call was made by House Deputy Speaker Ralph Recto who said...

Press Release 24 February 2023 If the Bureau of Customs can find onions in an air passenger’s bag, then there is no reason why it can’t detect smuggled sugar-carrying ships as big as malls, House Deputy Speaker Ralph Recto said. But if it is still having a hard time curbing...

𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐃𝐞𝐩𝐮𝐭𝐲 𝐒𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐫 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐁𝐚𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐚𝐬 𝐑𝐞𝐩. 𝐑𝐚𝐥𝐩𝐡 𝐆. 𝐑𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐨𝟐𝟑 𝐅𝐞𝐛𝐫𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟑  Babalik daw ang NCAP – No Contact Apprehension Program – sa Abril. But even if judicial roadblocks are lifted, the No Contact Apprehension Program should not be resumed until broad consultations, whose...

Press Release Office of Deputy Speaker and Batangas Rep. Ralph G. Recto 16 February 2023 President Marcos Jr deserves praise for standing up against Chinese bullying in our own backyard, House Deputy Speaker Ralph Recto said. Summoning the Chinese ambassador to Malacanang “is a...

Acceptance Speech of Minority Leader Ralph G. Recto 25 July 2016 Thank you, Chiz, for your kind eulogy. To borrow your own words, fate may not have smiled kindly in your bid to be the Number 2 official in the land, but you can always be my number 2. One of the benefits of this...

The National ICT Summit 2016 Novotel Hotel, Quezon City June 29, 2016 In 48 hours, we will witness one of democracy’s hallmarks, which makes it one of civilization’s greatest apps: the orderly transfer of power. One leader logs out; another logs in. Benigno Aquino III will do...

SPEECH OF SENATE PRESIDENT PRO-TEMPORE RALPH G. RECTO League of Municipalities of the Philippines Marriot Hotel, Manila February 10, 2016 1. Bigger IRA, Higher LGU Share Equal sharing in a bigger pie. LGU share from internal revenues should be increased from the present 40% to...

by Ronnel Agor del Rio  Delivered at the Partido Galing at Puso (GP) Proclamation Rally Plaza Miranda, Quiapo, Manila   Magandang hapon po sa inyong lahat. Ako po ay bulag. Hindi po ako nakakakita. Pero hindi po ako bulag sa katotohanan. At hindi rin po ako bulag sa...

Keynote Speech of Senate President Pro-Tempore Ralph G. Recto PHILIPPINE ASSOCIATION OF WATER DISTRICTS (PAWD) 37th National Convention Clark, Pampanga 04 February 2016 Magandang umaga po. I am happy to see all of you again. Two years have passed since we last saw each other in...

SPONSORSHIP SPEECH by Senate President Pro-Tempore Ralph G. Recto SBN 449; CRN 54 Mr. President: This campaign to have this measure passed into law began a long time ago, in the last decade of the last century. But it is not for this that it is called a Centenarian Bill, not yet,...

Sponsorship Speech on the Public Private Parntership (PPP) Bill by Senate President Pro-Tempore Ralph G. Recto Mr. President: I have purposely shunned using visual aids today in order not to remind you of the moniker once given to the Public Private Partnership program whose...

Mr. President: Budget comes from the old French word bougette, which means “bag” or “purse.” In the olden days, a person’s entire wealth could fit in a bougette, and so did the entire budget of a government office. During the birth of our Republic, Heneral Luna was said to have...