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FEB
20
2020

If needed, gov’t should charter planes to bring home Pinoys from quarantined ship

Tama ang desisyon ng pamahalaan na i-repatriate ang mga kababayan nating nagtratrabaho sa barkong na-quarantine sa Japan.  If we have to charter a plane, then let us do it, if only to send a powerful signal to Filipino seafarers that when in distress, the
FEB
18
2020

Lifting of travel ban for HK, Macau OFWs ‘right thing to do’—Recto

The decision of the government to allow Filipinos to return to their work in Hong Kong and Macau is a step in the right direction.  This will save the jobs of thousands of Filipinos who were vacationing in their home country when their government imposed a travel ban to those two
FEB
10
2020

Virus, Volcano, VFA: What’s the cost of each?

We are grappling with the three Vs—virus, volcano and the VFA—and each will cost us money. Hopefully, the virus will not spread, Taal will not erupt, and the VFA will not be scrapped for now.  Taal‘s behavior is up to the God above, or whatever geological factors there are
FEB
04
2020

Senate Hearing on novel CoronaVirus

Inulit ni Recto na kailangan maging maingat tayo sa pagbabantay ng mga pumapasok na dayuhan sa bansa lalo ngayon na kalat na ang coronavirus sa malaking parte ng mundo.  “When China sneezes, we get pneumonia. If that is the case, then an ounce of border control is worth a