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With the Supreme Court’s dismissal of the charges against former President Arroyo for illegally diverting PCSO funds, Senator Ralph Recto has filed bills in the Senate placing state lottery income “beyond the reach of the most powerful person in the land” by earmarking it for

With the country’s outstanding debt hitting P5.9 trillion in 2015, Senator Ralph Recto has filed a bill capping government’s indebtedness at 50 percent of the country’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP). Recto said a mandatory debt cap is needed as “uncontrolled public debt can

Why spend more than P1 billion a month for electricity use of national government agencies when such can be reduced by tapping abundant solar power? This possibility was raised by Senator Ralph Recto in a bill requiring government agencies to spearhead the use of renewable energy

Senator Ralph Recto has filed bills extending the validity of a driver’s license from three years to five years and that of a Philippine passport from five years to 10 years. Recto said “lengthening the expiry date of these two important documents” will spare the holder of the

President Duterte’s decision to take commercial flights in regularly shuttling between Manila and Davao would allow him to personally check on the improvements done on the the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA). This is the observation of Senator Ralph Recto, who said that

Senator Ralph Recto said Malacañang’s “no gloating” policy over an international tribunal’s favorable decision on the country’s protest against Chinese incursion in the West Philippine Sea “is the best tack because there is no need to amplify a decision whose elements are so loud

The Duterte administration’s maiden national budget proposal should include funds for the purchase of firearms for 16,140 “gunless” policemen and for the hiring of 23,820 officers, so that its law and order drive will not just focus on illegal drugs but on other crimes as well.

President Duterte’s order to slash red tape should cover not only national government agencies but must be heeded by local governments, where citizens pay for assorted permits and licenses yearly. This was stressed today by Senate President Pro-Tempore Ralph Recto, who said that

Like a great woman’s dress, it was long enough to cover the subject, but short enough to be interesting. It proved that brevity need not be junked to accommodate a host of bold statements. In my opinion, he bookmarked the breadth of the things he initially wanted to do, balancing