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If smuggled goods like luxury cars are being destroyed by the government with much hoopla, then why not do the same to ships that knowingly transport contraband from abroad? Ships that wittingly carry smuggled goods—such as rice—in large quantities should be seized and...

The rehabilitation of Marawi and Boracay can be the two pilot areas of a new government project that will use drones, satellite imaging and other cutting-edge technology that will monitor the progress of big-ticket infrastructure projects, Senate President Pro Tempore Ralph Recto...

Boracay’s closure could be the “one step backward, two steps forward” strategy which would make the “world’s best island better” and whose reopening in October the government should “drumbeat as a global event,” Senate President Pro Tempore Ralph Recto said today. “I think...

“Mission number one” for incoming Philippine National Police chief Oscar Albayalde is to fill the big number of personnel vacancies in the PNP, which is projected to hit 25,938 this year, Senate President Pro Tempore Ralph Recto said. “If all of these positions are filled, and...

Whether it is urban or rural, upland or coastal, the rule we follow in land use is suitability, the optimal utilization that will yield the most income, the most jobs, the greatest economic value per square meter with the least social and environmental cost. There are lands best...

Newly-appointed Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra should be given the “men and material” the Department of Justice needs as the “changing of the guards alone will not automatically lead” to improvements in an agency that is an important pillar of the justice system. This was...

As there seems to be an unli-rice-loving gene in our DNA, we Pinoys consume an average 108 kilos each yearly. While producing rice is a problem, producing babies is not. Our population grows by 1.66 million a year. By 2028, our population would have increased by 16.43 million...

Senate President Pro Tempore Ralph Recto backs a Department of Budget and Management-led rehabilitation and privatization plan for the Pasig River ferry “as it is the best chance to rescue the service from the inaction of the Department of Transportation.” “I have always said...