Press Releases

Once it is sought, Malacañang should approve the request of the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR) to return to the Bangladesh government its earnings from the cyberheist loot gambled away in state-regulated casinos. Senator Ralph Recto issued this call after it

Motorists who have long paid for new vehicle plates but yet to receive their metal sheets from the Land Transportation Office (LTO) may soon find their woes over. According to Senate President Pro-Tempore Ralph Recto, a total of 600,000 vehicle plates abandoned at the Bureau of

Nakatengga lang sa Customs  Kung matagal ka nang bayad para sa bagong plaka ng Land Transportation Office (LTO), may pag-asa pang makuha mo na ang plaka kahit na nakatengga pa sa korte ang nasabing isyu. Ayon kay Senate President Pro Tempore Ralph Recto, tanging ang go-signal na

QUESTIONS OF SENATOR RECTO ON THE LOW PENALTIES PAID BY BANKS FOR MONEY LAUNDERING SEN. RECTO:   I’m sorry, Mr. Chairman, just to follow up on this. Maybe we should ask the BSP governor, or deputy governor in this case. What is the possible penalty of RCBC?  What are the range of

‘Form ready-to-deploy rescue brigades, build hospital ships’ The next administration should cut the red tape slowing down calamity aid and preposition Quick Response Funds (QRF) to the regions in order to bring relief to disaster areas fast, Senator Ralph Recto said

Include Abu Sayyaf problem in next pres’l debate – Recto   Finishing off the Abu Sayyaf is this president’s last job and the next president’s first. They have bedeviled four presidencies and, if not stopped, is on track to confront the fifth Malacañang occupant in their almost

No-el due to No-el must be avoided Senate President Pro-Tempore Ralph Recto today called on the executive department to act swiftly on the blackouts hitting large swaths of Mindanao, saying power failure in the island of 12.5 million voters on election day could seriously affect

No Electricity, No Election. Ito, ayon kay Senate President Pro-Tempore Ralph Recto, ang nakakatakot na pangyayari na dapat aksyunan agad ng pamahalaan kung nais nitong masiguro ang mapayapa at tapat na eleksyon sa susunod na buwan. Ayon kay Recto, marami ang nangangamba na aabot

A Senate leader said today that “complicated rules and cumbersome requirements” governing the request, release and use of national calamity funds are equally liable for the trickle down of aid to El Niño-hit areas. “Red tape and rules are the main culprits why aid is moving in a