Speeches

Mr. President, dear colleagues: I have always said that there’s an unli-rice loving gene in our DNA. It shows in our per capita rice consumption, which is 108 kilograms a year. But for most people, like me, it shows up in our abs. Allow me to illustrate my point further, Mr.

I am pleased to join Senator Win in sponsoring this bill, which provides a “win-win” solution to a looming power rate increase that will further burden consumers who are already reeling from inflationary shocks. One good thing about the hardworking gentleman that I’ve noticed is

Speech of Senate President Pro Tempore Ralph G. Recto SMX Mall of Asia, 30 June 2018 Good evening to all of you. I am honored and happy to be with the people who account for about half of the country’s GNI – or Gross National Intelligence. Let me assure you that I will not be a

Speech Endorsing the Confirmation of Berna Romulo-Puyat as Secretary of Tourism Delivered by Senate President Pro Tempore Ralph G. Recto 30 May 2018 Mr. President, my esteemed colleagues, ladies and gentlemen : The nominee might probably break the Commission record as to the

Delivered by Senate President Pro Tempore Ralph G. Recto 16 May 2018 Call a politician productive and it would be dismissed as a hyperbole. But use it to describe Ed Angara and it comes off as an understatement. Ed’s output of laws is encyclopedic. And the records of this

Speech Endorsing the Confirmation of Atty. Manuel Antonio Javier Teehankee as Permanent Representative to the World Trade Organization by Senate President Pro Tempore Ralph G. Recto If diplomacy is the art of telling people to go to hell in such a way that they ask for

Mr. President: The intention of this bill is to make undernourished children healthy, without further burdening our overworked teachers. The idea is to serve our children healthy meals, without turning their underpaid teachers into an army of unpaid cooks. I just have to state

Mr. President: First, allow me to congratulate the main sponsors, Senators Ping and Frank, for writing the specs of a national ID card which is so valuable and virtuous that people won’t be leaving home without it. As I register my affirmative vote, let me reiterate the points

Thank you for that kind introduction. I seldom accept speaking invitations, except if it comes from Catholic educators, because having endured nine years of homilies by the Christian Brothers, and six years of sermons by the Jesuits, I have always looked forward to returning the