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SEP
25
2023

While it imposes fishing blockade in WPS, China is PH No. 1 source of imported fish

Press Statement of Deputy Speaker and Batangas Rep. Ralph G. Recto September 25, 2023 If harassing fishermen were a water sports in the Asian Games, China will sweep all the medals. It treats the entire WPS as its exclusive practice area.  And it has fenced off Bajo de
SEP
04
2023

𝐎𝐧 𝐫𝐒𝐜𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐒𝐜𝐞 𝐜𝐞𝐒π₯𝐒𝐧𝐠𝐬 𝐬𝐞𝐭 𝐛𝐲 𝐌𝐚π₯𝐚𝐜𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐠

Press Statement of Deputy Speaker and Batangas Rep. Ralph G. Recto September 4, 2023 Dahil sa EO 39, agad bumulusok ang farmgate prices ng palay mula P23 to P19 per kilo.  Kung apektado ang kalahati ng forecast palay harvest sa taong ito – mga 10 million metric tons – lugi
SEP
02
2023

RECTO : IS β‚±80 M ALL WE CAN AFFORD TO IMPROVE FRONTLINE PAG-ASA ISLAND?

Press Statement of Deputy Speaker and Batangas Rep. Ralph G. Recto September 2, 2023 For all the loud noises government makes in defending what is ours in the West Philippine Sea, it seems that the funds it is proposing in the 2024 national budget for improving military
AUG
30
2023

RESTORE P3.8 BILLION CUT TO HEALTH FACILITIES ENHANCEMENT FUND AND USE IT TO JUMPSTART IMPLEMENTATION OF MEDICAL SPECIALTY CENTERS LAW

ο»ΏPress Statement of Deputy Speaker and Batangas Rep. Ralph G. Recto August 30, 2023 Pirmado na ng Pangulo ang batas na magtatayo ng mga Specialty Centers sa mga piling DOH hospitals. Kung hindi β€˜yan mapopondohan sa 2024 budget, ibig sabihin sa 2025 pa ang implementasyon n’yan. If
AUG
30
2023

Paalam, Mike Enriquez

Press Statement of Deputy Speaker and Batangas Rep. Ralph G. Recto August 30, 2023 Mike Enriquez did not only chronicle historic events, but also annotated our daily lives. While we steamed inside our cars in unmoving traffic, he railed against a failed transportation system
AUG
27
2023

For P2.6 B more, B.I. vows travelers will be β€˜gone in 45 seconds,’ but will new rules prevent this?

Press Release  27 August 2023 For an additional P2.63 billion – one of the biggest budget increases among agencies for next year – the Bureau of Immigration (B.I.) said it would process incoming and outgoing travelers β€œwithin 45 seconds.”  The B.I.’s pledge is part of
AUG
23
2023

“175 billion reasons why barangay elections are important”

Press ReleaseΒ  23 August 2023 A barangay may be the basic government unit but together they occupy a big budgetary footprint, bigger than what is spent for public hospitals and colleges, House Deputy Speaker Ralph Recto said. For 2024, the Internal Revenue Allotment (IRA) of
AUG
20
2023

β€œCancer fund up by P.5B; DOH budget down by P10B; P20 B for Covid pay arrears”

Press Release  20 August 2023 The good news is that the Marcos administration is seeking an almost half-a-billion peso increase – or to P2.02 billion – for cancer control and cancer patient assistance funds in the proposed P5.76 trillion national budget for 2024, House
AUG
17
2023

TEDDY LOCSIN IS THE DIPLOMAT WE NEED

Press Statement of Deputy Speaker and Batangas Rep. Ralph G. Recto August 17, 2023 Teddy Locsin is the kind of diplomat β€œwho can tell you to go to hell in such an elegant way that you’ll look forward with pleasure to making the trip.” But he will not be there to rabble-rouse, but
AUG
10
2023

ON RECLAMATION GOLD RUSH : PBBM SHOULD “RECLAIM” PUBLIC INTEREST

ο»ΏPress Statement of Deputy Speaker and Batangas Rep. Ralph G. Recto August 10, 2023 Every policy has a reverse gear. By pausing Manila Bay reclamation activities, the President, as of the moment, merely placed it on neutral. This will give him time to sift through the mountain of