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MAR
01
2023

Jeep modernization needs tune-up, to fix factory defects

Press Release 1 March 2023 If cars undergo regular checkup, so must the jeepney fleet replacement program “so that if factory defects are found, then these can be corrected,” House Deputy Speaker Ralph Recto said. “Di ba yung kotse nga may PMS ( preventive maintenance
FEB
26
2023

Tap P82 B Road Users Tax for urban elevated walkways, bike paths

Press Release 26 February 2023  Sidewalks and bike lanes have been “sidelined and waylaid” in the government’s infrastructure menu but these “active mobility” facilities should be mainstreamed, House Deputy Speaker Ralph Recto said today. And Recto has found a source that can
FEB
25
2023

More buses to NAIA’s Balkanized terminals big help to Pinoys’ revenge travel

Press Release 25 February 2023 As Filipinos revenge travel, authorities should ready the Ninoy Aquino International Airport for the surge in passenger traffic, which is expected to breach the 50 million mark soon. The call was made by House Deputy Speaker Ralph Recto who said
JUL
21
2021

‘Roused from the dead, what mutated variant is new car inspection scheme?’ – Recto

The unpopular private motor vehicle inspection scheme has been “roused from the dead,” and Senate President Pro Tempore Ralph Recto is asking government to explain to the public “what variant it has set loose.”  “It has been put into a coma upon orders of Malacañang. Now it
FEB
24
2021

Sponsorship Speech on Committee Report No. 184 on the Operation of PMVICs

‘Recall the PMVIC Orders’ SPONSORSHIP SPEECH Committee Report No. 184 Committee on Public Services on P. S. Res. Nos. 634, 638 and 641 on the Operation of PMVICs Senate President Pro Tempore Ralph G. Recto 24 February 2021 I join the good Senator Poe in sponsoring this Committee
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

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.
NOV
10
2020

2021 Budget: Daily revenue of P7.44 B dwarfed by P12.35 B daily expenses

Breaking down next year’s P4.506 trillion national budget on a daily basis reveals “the gravity and the gaps” which the pandemic has wrought upon government spending, Senate President Pro Tempore Ralph Recto said. “We are budgeting P4.506 trillion next year, of which only P2.717