Palace must fix Customs mess or gov’t programs suffer

11 August 2017, Comment are Off
Nation dependent on P1.3 B BOC daily collections; Palace must fix Customs mess or gov’t programs suffer The Bureau of Customs collects revenues which fund public services that we all enjoy. When it fails in its collection, government programs falter. When taxes it is...

Use NBI, intel fund, NAIA big income to smash Maleta Gang

10 August 2017, Comment are Off
Government should arrest the leaders and smash the syndicate of NAIA personnel who have been stealing from the bags of passengers, Senate President Pro-Tempore Ralph Recto said today. Recto made the call following the arrest of four baggage handlers for allegedly stealing the...

Comelec shouldn’t be distracted by telenovela in prepping for brgy polls

08 August 2017, Comment are Off
Presumptuous to piggyback it with BBL plebiscite P.3 trillion IRA of brgy captains during holdover years Comelec budget jumps 500% to P16B next year   The controversy pummelling embattled Commission on Elections chair Andres Bautista should not “derail nor distract” the...

Recto : Walang ‘forever’ sa Free Public College Tuition law

08 August 2017, Comment are Off
Recto : Students must finish course on time; Walang ‘forever’ sa Free Public College Tuition law The newly-signed Free Public College Tuition Law sets stringent conditions for the enjoyment of free matriculation, such as mandating the student to complete the course during the...

Free public college tuition can be funded in 2018 nat’l budget—Recto

04 August 2017, Comment are Off
Senate President Pro-Tempore Ralph Recto today thanked President Duterte, “the country’s teacher-in-chief,” for signing into law the free college tuition bill. “By signing the law, he is in effect lecturing the nation that we should not just build, build, build for the sake of...

Recto thanks ‘teacher-in-chief’ for signing tuition law, says funding, implementation must be ironed out

04 August 2017, Comment are Off
I would like to thank the country’s teacher-in-chief for signing into law the free college tuition bill. This law occupies a place among landmark social legislations. If a teacher affects eternity, so does a president who removes obstacles to learning. By signing the law, he is...

Palace wants P1.7 B for new free WiFi spots, Senate to check if it meets rollout plan

03 August 2017, Comment are Off
The newly-signed Free Internet Access in Public Places Act has a proposed budget of P1.74 billion next year, for the rollout of 5,308 new WiFi hotspots, Senate President Pro-Tempore Ralph Recto said. On top of said funding is a proposed P1.2 billion to lay the groundwork for a...

Statement on signing of laws extending validity of passports and driver’s licenses

02 August 2017, Comment are Off
Extending validity of licenses, passports shouldn’t make them more expensive I would like to thank President Duterte for signing into law the bills extending the period of validity of a passport to 10 years, and that of a driver’s license to five years. These are anti-red tape...