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Imagine five prisoners crammed into one square meter of jail space. Senate Minority Leader Ralph Recto cited the congestion rate in the four most tightly-packed jails in the country in prodding government to initiate reforms in the country’s penal system which, with 135,000...

As government brings the hammer down on illegal contractualization practices of private companies, it should also “practice what it preaches” by regularizing the employment of its thousands of casual workers, Senate Minority Leader Ralph Recto said. Recto said government shou...

The rolling out of more 911 lines should go hand in hand with the hiring of more policemen and the purchase of more patrol cars so that the police can effectively respond to distress calls. This was pointed out by Senate Minority Leader Ralph Recto who said that the advantages of...

Senate Minority Leader Ralph Recto has filed the “One Town, One Doctor” bill, a novel scholarship program in which government will fund the schooling of one medical student chosen from among the youth of a town—on the condition that when he becomes a doctor, he will go back to...

I urge the NDF and the government not to pull the trigger, but to push the reboot button. In the search for peace, deadlines should be extended, or it results in more dead bodies. It is the NDF’s turn to take the high ground by declaring their own unilateral ceasefire. Then they...

By inviting past presidents and members of the minority, President Digong proves that he is a practitioner of “inclusive politics.” I can sense that he likes to crowdsource ideas. Judging by how he appreciated the views shared by the attendees yesterday, we can expect...

Emergency powers to solve traffic in mega Manila and urban centers must abide by the following principles Information regarding all programs and projects, especially contracts that will require sovereign guarantees, must be FOI-compliant. Part of the government’s reportorial...

A provision lengthening the validity period of a motor vehicle registration can be included in the proposed law making a driver’s license valid for five years, the bill’s proponent said today. Senate Minority Leader Ralph Recto said he is listening to proposals “from many groups...