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MAR
10
2021

PNP’s reported ban on PDA ‘declares war on love, not on COVID’

Press Statement of Senate President Pro Tempore Ralph G. Recto on the PNP spokesman’s warning against PDA10 March 2021 The PNP leadership should clarify the announcement of their spokesman on public displays of affection (PDA). On its face, his statement seems to be a
MAR
10
2021

Joblessness is a result of jablessness

Press Statement of Senate President Pro Tempore Ralph G. Recto The latest jobs report states the obvious: Joblessness is a result of jablessness.  The contagion of unemployment is a brutal side effect of this virus. Mass inoculation is the cure to mass unemployment. Any
MAR
02
2021

Vaccine delay, resistance to test in-person classes may birth ‘Generation Lost’

COVID’s greatest damage may have been in incarcerating millions of children and sending the educational system to the ICU, Senate President Pro Tempore Ralph Recto has warned. These kids may end up as the “lost generation,” Recto said, if the return to normalcy will be “slowed
MAR
01
2021

Gov’t should match frontliners’ heroism with vaccine offensive 

It is said to be the first shot in our nation’s counterattack against the virus. That it was given to Dr. Gap Legaspi, ground commander of the biggest COVID-19 hospital, only underscores the moral responsibility of this government to support the continuing heroism of our
FEB
26
2021

RA 11525: COVID-19 Vaccination Program

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. 11525] AN ACT ESTABLISHING THE CORONAVIRUS DISEASE 2019
FEB
25
2021

DepEd’s science homework: Safe face-to-face class trials in COVID-free areas

Here’s an assignment for the Department of Education: Set up laboratory schools that will test the safety of limited face-to-face classes.  “That is the science lesson DepEd should study,” said Senate President Pro Tempore Ralph Recto, adding that “debates on whether to open
FEB
23
2021

Explanation of YES Vote: COVID-19 Vaccination Program Act of 2021

EXPLANATION OF VOTE Committee Report No. 185 Senate Bill No. 2057 COVID-19 VACCINATION PROGRAM ACT OF 2021 Senate President Pro Tempore Ralph G. Recto 23 February 2021 Mr. President, my dear colleagues:  What is this bill? It is a cocktail of cures for the national vaccine
FEB
22
2021

Explanation of Vote on SB No. 2027: Deferring SSS contribution increase

EXPLANATION OF VOTE SB No. 2027: Deferring SSS contribution increase Senate President Pro Tempore Ralph G. Recto 22 February 2021 Mr. President, my dear colleagues: In fighting the pandemic, we used the circuit breaker approach, where movement of people is stopped, stores are
FEB
16
2021

Sponsorship Speech on COVID-19 Vaccination Program Act of 2021

‘You don’t hold a bidding for water supply when your neighbor’s house is on fire’ SPONSORSHIP SPEECHCommittee Report No. 185Senate Bill No. 2057COVID-19 VACCINATION PROGRAM ACT OF 2021Senate President Pro Tempore Ralph G. Recto16 February 2020 Mr. President, my dear
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