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MAR
23
2021

Hindi lang change oil, change engine and driver na rin

Press Statement of Senate President Pro Tempore Ralph G. Recto23 March 2021 COVID is fast and furious while the vaccine rollout is slow and sputtering. These are signs of a government’s pandemic machinery in trouble and a nation in danger. Hindi lang change oil ang kailangan,
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
JAN
31
2021

Use vaccine wait to stockpile syringes, freezers because ‘we mustn’t wait for the horse to build the cart’

While the government’s global hunt for COVID vaccines has not yet led to deliveries to the hardest-hit country in the Western Pacific, it should, in the meantime, stock up on vaccination supplies such as syringes, which are available in the market. The call was made by Senate
JAN
19
2021

If health frontliners will get first jabs, pick vaccine that is “best body armor for those in the line of fire”

The first vaccines to arrive in the country must possess higher efficacy and effectivity rates as these will be given to medical frontliners, “and hence serve as body armor to those in the line of fire,” Senate President Pro Tempore Ralph Recto said today. “Regardless of the
JAN
19
2021

Emergency response system for possible vaccine side effects more vital than proposed indemnification fund–Recto

Senate President Pro Tempore Ralph Recto today welcomed the proposal to set up an indemnification fund for Filipinos who may be harmed by COVID-19 vaccines, but stressed that “the focus should be on strengthening emergency response to the very, very few who may suffer side
DEC
29
2020

RA 11519: Extending the Availability of Appropriations under Bayanihan to Recover as One 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. 11519] AN ACT EXTENDING THE AVAILABILITY OF APPROPRIATIONS
NOV
19
2020

Low budget for vaccines, to be bought by agency “auto-immune to efficiency”

Proposed funding in the 2021 national budget for the purchase and delivery of coronavirus vaccine will cover only 1 in 5 Filipinos, and that is based on the tentative price of the cheapest vaccine being developed, Senate President Pro Tempore Ralph Recto said today. Compounding
OCT
12
2020

PSR-543: Supporting the Recommendation of the Inter-Agency Task Force on the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) for the Department of Transportation (DOTr) to Resume Its Pilot Study on Motorcycle Taxi Service Program

Resolution Supporting The Recommendation Of The Inter-Agency Task Force On The Management Of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) For The  Department Of Transportation (DOTr) To Resume Its Pilot Study On Motorcycle Taxi Service Providers And To Provide Guidelines For Its
SEP
11
2020

RA 11494: Bayanihan to Recover as One 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. 11494] AN ACT PROVIDING FOR COVID-19 RESPONSE AND RECOVERY
AUG
19
2020

Removing the barrier to common sense

The barrier to common sense has finally been lifted. No IATF rule triggered the greatest resistance and launched the most jokes. And the fact that they stonewalled for a long time and stubbornly defended it, despite evidence to the contrary, inflicted damage on their reputation.
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