AUG
11
2021

‘Nationalizing’ ayuda distribution bad for people, nat’l gov’t

Big cities like Manila have the “boots on the ground and the muscle memory” to conduct large scale distribution of aid, whether in cash or in kind, “complex operations which understaffed national agencies may find hard to do on their own,” Senate President Pro Tempore Ralph Recto
JUL
29
2021

DOF praised for suspending tax on private schools

The order suspends the collection of the tax. The permanent solution, however, will be in the form of a law purging all ambivalence in that provision of the Tax Code. Still, it is a welcome move and I thank the good Secretary of Finance for this order, which would help ease the
JUL
28
2021

‘Lockdown without food aid are meds on empty stomach’

First, government should listen to scientists, the ones who matter. Join them in making the prescription. Just be mindful that if lockdown is the cure, then like any medicine, an overdose can be lethal. It is all about the right dosage and duration. It should go with ayuda, which
JUL
21
2021

‘Roused from the dead, what mutated variant is new car inspection scheme?’ – Recto

The unpopular private motor vehicle inspection scheme has been “roused from the dead,” and Senate President Pro Tempore Ralph Recto is asking government to explain to the public “what variant it has set loose.”  “It has been put into a coma upon orders of Malacañang. Now it
JUL
13
2021

‘The Great Wastes of China in what might become the Waste Philippine Sea’

It is not only reclaiming land in the West Philippine Sea; by its actions, it is also renaming it as the Waste Philippine Sea. By turning reefs into toilets, two man-made things are now visible from space: the Great Wall of China on land, and the Great Wastes of China at sea.
JUN
24
2021

Statement of Sen. Ralph Recto on the passing of former president Noynoy Aquino

Press Statement of Senate President Pro Tempore Ralph G. Recto 24 June 2021 He was a profile of courage, a man of conviction. When politics clashed with the principles he held dear, he would choose the latter, even at the expense of friendships and alliances a leader must
JUN
08
2021

‘Yuka’s low winning score a blast of fresh air in season of high COVID cases’

When we are assaulted daily by the high tally of COVID cases, here comes the low winning score of Yuka Saso like a blast of fresh air. She inspires us that despite the handicaps and the hazards we face as a people, we too, can stage a comeback. She joins the many gritty Filipina
JUN
04
2021

Erroneous revenue order can bankrupt struggling private schools

The BIR should rescind its erroneous order imposing a 25 percent corporate income tax on private schools, as “it is a flawed interpretation of the Corporate Recovery and Tax Incentives for Enterprises (CREATE) Act,” said Senate President Pro Tempore Ralph Recto. “Yung title pa
MAY
12
2021

On the Vaccination Site in the Manila Bay Reclamation Area

The trees will not be chainsawed by illegal loggers, but the lot on which they stand will be used for a facility that will protect millions of lives. On a per square meter basis, the property will benefit thousands of people. It is a social project that packs enough “goodwill