Press Releases

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

Government should attach a “performance target” to the six-month closure of Boracay “so there will be measurable outcome” of the island’s mandatory shutdown, Senate President Pro Tempore Ralph Recto said today. “What are the countable outputs after 6 months? Ilang kilometro ng

Manila should recognize the “Maranao’s culture and resilience as the strongest building blocks” in the reconstruction of Marawi City, and treat them “as active partners and not mere passive receivers” of rebuilding plans. This was stressed by Senate President Pro Tempore Ralph

President Duterte should whip his “compartmentalized rice team” to get their act together because “rice is a volatile political commodity” in which the “slightest perception of shortage” could shoot prices up and hurt the poor most, Senate President Pro Tempore Ralph Recto sai

Let us not make the already twice-postponed October 2016 barangay elections the most aborted in history. As it stands now, the COMELEC is ready, the communities are ready, the candidates are ready, the country is ready, for the scheduled May 14 elections. Only some congressmen

There is no debate as to the need to plow back the coco levy collections to the people. The divergence is on how to do it. I want a quicker disbursement schedule, which will disburse bigger amounts in a shorter time. If the industry is in ICU, it should get a massive infusion,

Senate President Pro Tempore Ralph Recto today backed plans for the Philippines to jointly prospect for oil in the West Philippine Sea with “China and other countries” for as long as it is “between private parties and that we won’t be giving away the deed to the area.” Recto said