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FEB
16
2021

RA 11523: Financial Institutions Strategic Transfer Act

Republic of the PhilippinesCongress of the PhilippinesMetro ManilaEighteenth CongressSecond Regular Session Begun and held in Metro Manila, on Monday, the twenty-seventh day of July, two thousand twenty. [REPUBLIC ACT NO. 11523] AN ACT ENSURING PHILIPPINE FINANCIAL INDUSTRY
FEB
11
2021

On the reported arrival of 600,000 Sinovac doses on Feb. 23

We should not demonize a vaccine because of its country of origin. Let science be the guide, not superstition. If our scientists from UP and the FDA will say after thorough evaluation that it is good, then who are we to doubt their findings? Science is the light that will lead us
FEB
11
2021

On the President’s Order to Suspend Implementation of the PMVIC and Child Seat Law

Daghang salamat, Mr. President. The lesson here is that before you ram through a rule that will force the people to pay, be sure to run it by the President first. Hindi pwede ang fast and furious way of implementing new regulations. Never pull a fast one. If you are in the
FEB
11
2021

Hunger should prod gov’t to reload a food-focused Bayanihan III “high in nutrients”

Senate President Pro Tempore Ralph Recto said the “supply squeeze and price hikes” of food should prompt the immediate passage of the Bayanihan III Law. “If hunger is a great motivator, then it should push the government to package a third round of aid centered on helping
FEB
10
2021

Recto shoots down claim that PMVIC is magic pill that will stop all road mishaps

It is “wrong and misleading” to attribute all road accidents to poorly maintained vehicles, Senate President Pro Tempore Ralph Recto said, in shooting down a “favorite selling point” of owners of Private Motor Vehicle Inspection Centers (PMVICs). “Yes, accidents are caused by
FEB
09
2021

‘LTO defective policies should be recalled for fixing like defective cars’ 

The slew of LTO fees “slaps taxes on the pandemic-hit people without basis in law nor approval from agencies and creates confusion, something which could have been avoided if the agency did not commit reckless speeding in implementing them.” This is how Senate President Pro
FEB
04
2021

PSR-638: Urging the Department of Transportation (DOTr) and the Land Transportation Office (LTO) to Suspend the Operation of Private Motor Vehicle Inspection Centers (PMVICs)

Resolution Urging The Department Of Transportation (DOTr) And The Land Transportation Office (LTO) To Suspend The Operation Of Private Motor Vehicle Inspection Centers (Pmvics) Until A Comprehensive Public Consultation Is Conducted, With The End In View Of Promoting Transparency
FEB
03
2021

“Consoler-in-Chief must not veto CREATE provisions on drugs”

EXPLANATION OF VOTEBicameral Conference Committee Report on the disagreeing provisions of HBN 4157 and SB 1357: Corporate Recovery and Tax Incentives for Enterprises (CREATE) ActSenate President Pro Tempore Ralph G. Recto03 February 2021 Mr. President, my dear colleagues: It has
FEB
03
2021

It is the LTO that needs restraints

Who needs restraint the most? People in the LTO driver’s seat. It is behind the epidemic of new fees. It has become a super spreader of high fines. There is confusion in the rules it issues. The lack of coherence of which is the regulatory equivalent of distracted driving.
FEB
01
2021

“Of Bike Lanes and BTS”

EXPLANATION OF VOTESB 1582: Safe Pathways ActSenate President Pro Tempore Ralph G. Recto01 February 2021 Dear Mr. President, my dear colleagues: On this bill, I have no recourse but to follow the leader of the pack, the captain of the Senate cycling team. I vote yes. A national