Speeches

Explanation of Vote  House Bill 7576 – An Act Providing For Early Voting By Qualified Senior Citizens, Persons With Disabilities, Lawyers, And Human Resources For Health In National And Local Elections By Deputy Speaker and Batangas Rep. Ralph G. Recto 8 May 2023

Explanation of Vote of Deputy Speaker and Batangas Rep. Ralph Recto On H.B. No. 4673, “An Act Postponing the December 2022 Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections” 20 September 2022 If the courting of votes is big business in this country, the counting of votes is one big

*manifested on the floor to be inserted into the record Explanation of Vote of Deputy Speaker and Batangas Rep. Ralph Recto 19 September 2022 On H.B. No. 14, “An Act Requiring The Registration of Subscriber Identity Module Cards”  Mr. Speaker, my dear colleagues:  When

Privilege Speech of Deputy Speaker and Batangas Rep. Ralph G. Recto 01 August 2022 Mr. Speaker, my dear colleagues. I join the nation in mourning the passing of a statesman who changed the course of our country and the lives of our people for the better. President Ramos was brave

Rep. Ralph G. Recto (6th District of Batangas) Seconding the Nomination of Rep. Ferdinand Martin Romualdez as Speaker of the House of Representatives25 July 2022 It is my privilege to second the nomination. May I just submit for insertion into the records the copy of my

VALEDICTORY SPEECH 01 June 2022 18th Congress Mr. President, my dear colleagues: Thirty years—and thirty pounds—ago I walked into the House of Representatives as its youngest member. Next month, I will be returning there as one of the oldest—in years, but certainly not in

EXPLANATION OF VOTE SB 2506; Committee Report 597 INCREASING PENSION FOR SENIOR CITIZENS Senate President Pro Tempore Ralph G. Recto 30 May 2022 Mr. President, my dear colleagues:  Age may just be a number, but the numbers on old-age pension are in the billions. The Social

SPONSORSHIP SPEECH Senate Resolution Nos. 1002, 1004, 1005  on the Death of Susan Roces  Senate President Pro Tempore Ralph G. Recto 23 May 2022 Mr. President, my dear colleagues: A colleague has lost her mother, the people an icon, and the nation is all the more poorer

EXPLANATION OF VOTE SB 2450: Permanent Validity of the Certificates of Live Birth, Death and Marriage Senate President Pro Tempore Ralph G. Recto 23 May 2022 Mr. President:  In five minutes, or by the time I have finished explaining my vote, 16 Filipinos would have been