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MAR
08
2023

Citing PNP experience, airport bodycams are emergency buys, not for eternal procurement – Recto

Statement of Deputy Speaker and Batangas Rep. Ralph G. Recto 8 March 2023 Sa pagbili ng airport security bodycams, huwag sanang tularan ng DOTR ang PNP na inabot ng apat na taon bago mabili ang mga ito. It should be treated as an emergency purchase, not an item for eternal
MAR
08
2023

Govt’s utilities bill to hit P100 B unless BBM launches enercon drive

Press Release 8 March 2023 Surging inflation or not, the government’s P91 billion annual utilities and fuel bill should prompt President Marcos Jr. to relaunch a better version of his father’s 1970s “enercon campaign,” House Deputy Speaker Ralph Recto said. And if President
MAR
05
2023

As nat’l gov’t sets P49 B ‘fees, charges’ income, Recto said digitalization mustn’t lead to costly permits, docs

Press Release 5 March 2023 Digitalization of government transactions should not only lead in “ease in doing business” but must also be “easy on the pocket, “ Deputy Speaker Ralph Recto said today. “Online processing should not cause the uptick of fees,” Recto said, “because the
MAR
03
2023

Bodycams for airport X-ray men pushed

Statement of Deputy Speaker and Batangas Rep. Ralph G. Recto 3 March 2023 The DOTR should consider purchasing body cameras for OTS personnel manning X-ray machines and other airport security checkpoints that put them in close contact with passengers. This simple device would
MAR
02
2023

Gov’t new jeep subsidy is budget for 2 SUC students or 10 4Ps families a year

Press Release 2 March 2023 Every policy comes with a “reverse gear,” but House Deputy Speaker Ralph Recto believes President Marcos Jr. did not apply it on the jeepney modernization program “as he merely stepped on the brakes.”  “It was not even a U-turn. ‘Ika nga, hindi n’ya
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
28
2023

P1.27 B tourism promo harmed by image that pickpockets man our airports

Statement of Deputy Speaker and Batangas Rep. Ralph G. Recto 28 February 2023 Dahil may budget ito na P346 million sa taong 2023, lumalabas na gumagasta ang taxpayers ng halos P1 milyon kada araw para sa pasweldo at operations ng Office for Transportation Security. Napupunta rin
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
FEB
24
2023

Recto calls for expansion of Customs AirTag-like program to curb smuggling

Press Release 24 February 2023 If the Bureau of Customs can find onions in an air passenger’s bag, then there is no reason why it can’t detect smuggled sugar-carrying ships as big as malls, House Deputy Speaker Ralph Recto said. But if it is still having a hard time curbing