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FEB
01
2021

“Of Bike Lanes and BTS”

EXPLANATION OF VOTESB 1582: Safe Pathways ActSenate President Pro Tempore Ralph G. Recto01 February 2021 Dear Mr. President, my dear colleagues: On this bill, I have no recourse but to follow the leader of the pack, the captain of the Senate cycling team. I vote yes. A national
OCT
16
2020

Explanation of Vote for SB 1844: An Act authorizing the President to expedite the processing and issuance of national and local permits, licenses and certifications

*Approved on third reading Explanation of Vote SB 1844: An Act authorizing the President to expedite the processing and issuance of national and local permits, licenses and certifications Senate President Pro Tempore Ralph G. Recto 14 October 2020 Mr. President, my dear
SEP
20
2020

Explanation of Vote for Bicameral Conference Committee report on the disagreeing provisions of SBN 1564 and HBN 6953: Bayanihan to Recover As One Act

EXPLANATION OF VOTE Bicameral Conference Committee report on the disagreeing provisions of SBN 1564 and HBN 6953: Bayanihan to Recover As One Act Senate President Pro Tempore Ralph G. Recto 20 August 2020 Mr. President:  How I wish we could report back a pandemic response
SEP
14
2020

Explanation of Vote for Medical Scholarship Act

SB 1520: Medical Scholarship Act Senate President Pro Tempore Ralph G. Recto 14 September 2020 Mr. President: Against diseases, we have to find a vaccine. But when it comes to our collective health, there is a thing called institutional inoculation. This bill inoculates us
JUL
29
2020

Explanation of Vote Speech on Bayanihan to Recover as One Act – SB 1564

EXPLANATION OF VOTE SB 1564: Bayanihan to Recover As One Act Senate President Pro Tempore Ralph G. Recto 28 July 2020 Mr. President:  Today we hit the ground running as befits the call of the times.  The virus may be faster than the bureaucracy, but it should not be
JUL
28
2020

Explanation of Vote: SB 1564 Bayanihan to Recover As One Act

EXPLANATION OF VOTE SB 1564: Bayanihan to Recover As One Act Senate President Pro Tempore Ralph G. Recto 28 July 2020 Mr. President:  Today we hit the ground running as befits the call of the times.  The virus may be faster than the bureaucracy, but it should not be
FEB
26
2020

Explanation of Vote for SB 1233: Expanding the use of the Legal Assistance Fund

I vote ‘Yes’ to this measure, Mr. President.  In reality, the main challenge is not to expand the coverage of the Legal Assistance Fund, but to increase its funding.  It is not about having more slices out of the pie, but how to make that pie bigger. Because the current
DEC
09
2019

An agency that will explain the whys and the hows of crashes

Explanation of Vote on Senate Bill No. 1077Creating a National Transportation Safety Board Senate President Pro Tempore Ralph G. Recto This bill, like our traffic-delayed planes and buses, may have been late in coming. But the alternative of it not arriving at all would have been
NOV
11
2019

Explanation of Vote: The National Day of Remembrance for Road Crash Victims, Survivors, and their Families

Since the time we approved this bill on second reading last week, there have been 1786 vehicular accidents – in Metro Manila alone. Of this, 282 were injuries, and about five were fatalities. We extrapolated this from last year’s data. It is safe to assume that the ones for this
NOV
11
2019

Malasakit Centers

Naaprubahan na ang Senate Bill No. 1076 o Malasakit Centers Act, na siyang makapagbibigay ng mas mabilis at maayos na serbisyong medikal para sa mga Pilipino, at lalo na para sa mga mahihirap at indigent. Ito ay sa tulong ni Senator Ralph Recto at ng iba pang mga mga lumagda para