Gov’t should match frontliners’ heroism with vaccine offensive 

01 March 2021, Comment are Off
It is said to be the first shot in our nation’s counterattack against the virus. That it was given to Dr. Gap Legaspi, ground commander of the biggest COVID-19 hospital, only underscores the moral responsibility of this government to support the continuing heroism of our...

“Bodycam sa katawan, dashcam sa sasakyan” rule in police ops, patrols pushed

28 February 2021, Comment are Off
Wednesday evening’s botched entrapment which killed four anti-drug operatives in a gunfight among themselves should speed up the implementation of a “may bodycam sa dibdib, may dashcam sa sasakyan” rule in the PNP, Senate President Pro Tempore Ralph Recto said.  “It is again...

Piece together ‘seconds-from-disaster’ timeline, plight of civilians caught in PDEA-PNP ‘circular firing squad’

28 February 2021, Comment are Off
The Senate has the power and the prerogative to investigate the PDEA-PNP shootout. And with two ex-PNP chiefs in the chamber, I have no doubt that it will be able to uncover the truth. An investigation is in order, as there have been alarming cases of friendly fire casualties of...

DepEd’s science homework: Safe face-to-face class trials in COVID-free areas

25 February 2021, Comment are Off
Here’s an assignment for the Department of Education: Set up laboratory schools that will test the safety of limited face-to-face classes.  “That is the science lesson DepEd should study,” said Senate President Pro Tempore Ralph Recto, adding that “debates on whether to open...

On the reported arrival of 600,000 Sinovac doses on Feb. 23

11 February 2021, Comment are Off
We should not demonize a vaccine because of its country of origin. Let science be the guide, not superstition. If our scientists from UP and the FDA will say after thorough evaluation that it is good, then who are we to doubt their findings? Science is the light that will lead us...

On the President’s Order to Suspend Implementation of the PMVIC and Child Seat Law

11 February 2021, Comment are Off
Daghang salamat, Mr. President. The lesson here is that before you ram through a rule that will force the people to pay, be sure to run it by the President first. Hindi pwede ang fast and furious way of implementing new regulations. Never pull a fast one. If you are in the...

Hunger should prod gov’t to reload a food-focused Bayanihan III “high in nutrients”

11 February 2021, Comment are Off
Senate President Pro Tempore Ralph Recto said the “supply squeeze and price hikes” of food should prompt the immediate passage of the Bayanihan III Law. “If hunger is a great motivator, then it should push the government to package a third round of aid centered on helping...

Recto shoots down claim that PMVIC is magic pill that will stop all road mishaps

10 February 2021, Comment are Off
It is “wrong and misleading” to attribute all road accidents to poorly maintained vehicles, Senate President Pro Tempore Ralph Recto said, in shooting down a “favorite selling point” of owners of Private Motor Vehicle Inspection Centers (PMVICs). “Yes, accidents are caused by...