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With their robust remittances – P1.7 trillion last year – overseas Filipinos who are homeward bound have earned the right to be treated “as returning heroes who have sacrificed so much for their country,” Senate President Pro Tempore Ralph Recto said. “They deserve a red carpet

Almost one-third of a million teachers in private schools have had their salaries cut off or slashed, as the pandemic has also hit the finances of non-government educational institutions, two Cabinet members told senators yesterday. Upon questioning by Senate

Senate President Pro Tempore Ralph Recto today called for Senate action on his bill condoning all the debts farmers incurred in owning lands under the government’s Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program (CARP). He made the appeal following the approval by the House of

Hiring contact tracers “is a good way to stop the second wave of the pandemic from coming and to stem the tsunami of joblessness,” Senate President Pro Tempore Ralph Recto said.  Recto said such a “cash-for-work” scheme should be the template in providing emergency

Community-owned water districts should be included in the economic assistance government is packaging, “because these frontline utilities supply a basic need for which there is no substitute,” Senate President Pro Tempore Ralph Recto said.  “Kung walang tubig, paano

“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

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

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

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

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.)