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MAY
19
2020

Transport joins testing, tracking as urgent problems, but ‘ghosted’ by gov’t stimulus plan

“Test, track and treat” are not the only concerns of workers. Travel and transport are, too. They can only get back to work if they can go to places of work safely without COVID hitching a ride. But the new normal in the pandemic world calls for public transport with reduced
MAY
19
2020

Stimulus requires “medicine cabinet”, not band aid approach—Recto

Government’s economic stimulus package “should be as big and as bold” as the problem it is addressing, as “any piecemeal approach will just be wasting money without achieving the desired goals,” Senate President Pro Tempore Ralph Recto said.  Recto said he understands
MAY
13
2020

Sponsorship Speech on SB 1520: Medical Scholarship Act

Senate President Pro Tempore Ralph G. Recto 13 May 2020 A medical diploma carries a hefty price tag in this country. Tuition is so high, and other fees so prohibitive, that the joke is that medical schools should put a recovery room beside the school cashier. Or deploy crash
MAY
11
2020

No fare increase for public transpo during COVID crisis; fuel subsidy for bus/jeep drivers proposed

Virtual committee hearing of the Public Services committee chaired by Senator Grace Poe on the resumption of public transport during COVID-19 crisis May 11, 2020 Senator Ralph Recto asks the LTFRB and DOTR on the guidelines that will be implemented for public transportation when
MAY
11
2020

Recto on aviation losses and possible gov’t subsidy to avoid layoff of workers

Virtual committee hearing of the Public Services committee chaired by Senator Grace Poe on the resumption of public transport during COVID-19 crisis. May 11, 2020 Recto on aviation losses and possible gov’t subsidy to avoid layoff of workers airline industry in the Philippines
MAY
11
2020

Recto: Phl airports open only to receive returning OFWs and Filipino residents

Virtual committee hearing of the Public Services committee chaired by Senator Grace Poe on the resumption of public transport during COVID-19 crisis. May 11, 2020 Senate President Pro Tempore Ralph Recto clarifies with MIAA GM Eddie Monreal that the country is not yet opening our
MAY
09
2020

Recto on the upcoming Senate hearing on COVID-19 updates, state of Phl economy, ABS-CBN franchise

DWIZ Usapang Senado, 9 May 2020 Cely Bueno discusses with Senator Ralph Recto the upcoming Senate hearing on COVID-19 updates, the state of the Philippine economy and the ABS-CBN franchise. (Video downloaded from DWIZ Official Facebook Page.)
MAY
08
2020

Panayam kay Recto sa pagdinig sa Senado kaugnay ng mga hakbangin ng pamahalaan laban sa COVID-19

Panayam ni Arnold Clavio at Ali Sotto kay Senate President Pro Tempore Ralph Recto sa pagdinig sa Senado kaugnay ng mga hakbanging ginawa ng pamahalaan upang labanan ang COVID-19 DZBB Double A sa Double B, May 7, 2020 (Screen recorded and edited from DZBB Official Facebook Page)
APR
20
2020

On the death of former Senator Heherson Alvarez:

Manong Sonny was a colleague in the House of Representatives during the 11th Congress. He crafted policies, defended these on the floor and interpellated in plenary with the skill of a seasoned parliamentarian and the undiminished passion of a patriot. He had the gift of gab and
MAR
24
2020

RA 11469: Bayanihan to Heal as One Act

Republic of the PhilippinesCongress of the PhilippinesMetro ManilaEighteenth CongressFirst Special Session Begun and held in Metro Manila, on Monday, the twenty-third day of March, two thousand twenty. [REPUBLIC ACT NO. 11469] AN ACT DECLARING THE EXISTENCE OF A NATIONAL