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FEB
03
2023

Recto urges transparency on EDCA bases

Statement of Deputy Speaker and Batangas Rep. Ralph G. Recto 3 February 2023 As the number of EDCA bases mutate into 9, the administration should brief Congress and tell the public on where these additional 4 will be. National security is not harmed by that candor. But any
SEP
23
2020

80% of Globe’s equipment supplied by Huawei; US will stop selling electronic chips to Huawei beginning October 2020

Hearing of the Committee on Public Services September 23, 2020 Discussing the franchise applications of the telecoms companies, Senator Ralph Recto asked the representative of Globe Telecoms, Atty. Froilan Castelo, if they have a back-up plan as the trade and technology war
SEP
10
2020

Military camps should be no-go zones for a possible electronic Trojan horse

The Philippines has a land area of 30 million hectares, with military installations occupying a fraction of it, maybe not even 1/10th of 1 percent of the total. Dito can build their sites anywhere in this wide expanse of land — and government should help them — except
SEP
07
2020

PSR-512: Urging the Executive Department to Refrain from Increasing the Country’s Debt Exposure to China

Resolution Urging The Executive Department To Refrain From Increasing The Country’s Debt Exposure To China, With The End In View Of Promoting Transparency, Safeguarding Debt Sustainability, And Preserving And Protecting National Interest Download PDF
FEB
04
2020

Senate Hearing on novel CoronaVirus

Inulit ni Recto na kailangan maging maingat tayo sa pagbabantay ng mga pumapasok na dayuhan sa bansa lalo ngayon na kalat na ang coronavirus sa malaking parte ng mundo.  “When China sneezes, we get pneumonia. If that is the case, then an ounce of border control is worth a
JAN
30
2020

Recto: Put up temporary Great Wall vs Chinese visitors

“I think it is time to put a temporary ‘Do not enter sign’ on our doorstep for visitors from China,” Senate President Pro Tempore Ralph Recto said.  “Let us explain to them that we are not permanently closing our doors. This is not a permanent Great Wall. This is only during
DEC
10
2019

Interpelasyon ni Sen. Recto ukol sa pagdaragdag ng budget para sa Department of National Defense

Ayon sa datos, two percent lamang ng national budget ang inilalaan para sa Department of National Defense (DND), kaya naman isinusulong ni Senator Ralph Recto na dagdagan ang budget ng ahensiya upang makapag-invest hindi lamang sa shipbuilding equipment na siyang magiging
NOV
27
2019

Interpelasyon ni Recto sa DICT budget para sa 2020 ukol sa Cybersecurity ng Pilipinas

The present day society is a modern and technologically advanced one; kaya naman, kasabay ng pag-usbong ng smart technologies ay ang pag-usbong ng mga lokal at foreign hackers at malware developers. Nais tutukan ni Senator Ralph Recto ang Department of Information, Communication