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Two legislative measures signed into law recently by President Aquino will boost the campaign of President-elect Rodrigo Duterte against criminals engaged in smuggling, extortion at the airport, and cyber-crimes, according to Senate President Pro-Tempore Ralph Recto. “I

Senate President Pro Tempore Ralph Recto today hailed the creation of the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) as a “revolutionary act” that will lay the groundwork for the country’s transformation into a full-pleged electronic

Incoming President Rodrigo Duterte has, at his disposal, an entire department to crack the whip on telecommunication firms who fail to improve the speed of Internet download in the country. “All the incoming President needs to do is hire the best man for the job, the best

Senator Ralph Recto today called for the full and prompt release of the P3.64 billion that the Senate had added to the 2016 budget of 114 state universities and colleges (SUCs). In calling for its disbursement, Recto said the additional allocation, meant for new buildings,

Nanawagan ngayon si Senate President Pro-Tempore Ralph Recto sa pamahalaan na madaliin ang pagbalangkas ng Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) na kinakailangan para maipatupad ang bagong batas na nagbibigay ng diskwento sa mga binibiling gamot at ibang pangangailangan ng mga

Senator Ralph Recto urged government to ensure that May 9 and 10 are “National No Blackout Days” as no power in certain areas could lead to no elections that would deny people the right to vote and delay the canvassing of election returns. Recto made the appeal as another

Senator Ralph Recto today prodded the interagency body drafting the Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) on the new law giving more benefits to Persons with Disabilities (PWD) to rush their work so that beneficiaries can now claim discounts from drug purchases and enjoy other

Presidential candidates should order their army of volunteers and precinct watchers to stay in schools beyond May 9 to join the cleanup that will rid them of posters and campaign materials and spruce them up in time for the school opening in June. Senator Ralph Recto said schools

‘Schools lack WISE – water, internet, sanitation, electricity’  While gains have been made in greatly reducing teacher and classroom lack in public education, focus should now shift in addressing the shortfall of WISE – water, internet, sanitation, electricity –