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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...

WATER PHILIPPINES EXPO & CONFERENCE 2015 Securing, Shaping and Greening Our Water Future Through Innovation Magandang umaga po sa inyong lahat. Some of us today may have skipped breakfast, but I know that there were four things we surely did this morning: Drank water, brushed...

Senate Bill No. 2686 Committee Report 113 Mr. President, my dear colleagues: This bill about broadband is not only being pushed by a broad band of groups, but has also benefited from their inputs which were gathered from many meetings. I have to stress the crowdsourcing way by...

There are two recommended ways of authorizing the management of coconut levy assets. First is via the executive route, where a factotum who cannot probably distinguish a palmera from a coconut tree will draft an order for the President’s consideration. The other is through...

Committee Report No. 104  Tax Incentives Management and Transparency Act (TIMTA) You know that a bill is attracting interest when you begin your sponsorship speech not with the details of the measure but with a disclaimer. This bill will not appropriate tax incentives availed; it...

“Para Sa Batang Pinoy” 2015 National Congress on Oral Health for Filipino Children Philippine Pediatric Dental Society, Inc. Thank you for that kind introduction. Magandang umaga po sa inyong lahat. I am supposed to be in a meeting that will establish the Mamasapano...

1st General Membership Meeting INFOCOMM TECHNOLOGY ASSOCIATION OF THE PHILIPPINES (ITAP) Thank you for that kind introduction, even if midway through your spiel, I was wondering if you were describing me or someone else. When I got hold of your invite, the first impression that...

Co-Sponsorship Speech on SB No. 2518, CR No. 94 On the Condonation of Tax Liabilities of Water Districts Local Water Districts A typical Pinoy uses 180 liters of water daily – largely because he bathes twice, and she thrice a day. This comes up to a per capita water consumption...

Sponsorship Speech on the 2015 National Budget One hundred years ago the national budget was less than 30 pages long, that when folded, members of the Philippine legislature can carry it around in their pocket. Today, budget documents are hauled by forklifts and sent to Congress...