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Press Statement of Senate President Pro Tempore Ralph G. Recto 24 June 2021 He was a profile of courage, a man of conviction. When politics clashed with the principles he held dear, he would choose the latter, even at the expense of friendships and alliances a leader must

When we are assaulted daily by the high tally of COVID cases, here comes the low winning score of Yuka Saso like a blast of fresh air. She inspires us that despite the handicaps and the hazards we face as a people, we too, can stage a comeback. She joins the many gritty Filipina

The trees will not be chainsawed by illegal loggers, but the lot on which they stand will be used for a facility that will protect millions of lives. On a per square meter basis, the property will benefit thousands of people. It is a social project that packs enough “goodwill

Press Statement of Senate President Pro Tempore Ralph G. Recto  05 May 2021 Ricky Lo’s daily columns were the first drafts of the history of Philippine cinema.  Compile them and the results are the authoritative annals of the local film industry, by someone who penned it with a

The P16 billion in taxes paid by the people was given to that body so it can run after the Communist Party, not community pantries. So something is terribly wrong when a general berates a millennial because she fed her neighbors. There is no valor in that. It is also unfair to

The only thing red in the community pantries are the ripe tomatoes. Those who see red in these bayanihan projects should have their hearts examined. Community pantries need more food bags, not red tags, nor red tape. Let them bloom wherever they sprout, regardless of who planted

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,

Government should now start releasing daily reports on the number of people who have been vaccinated. This is the national scoreboard that will tell us how far we are into our vaccination goal and how fast we are doing it. This can be incorporated into the daily COVID reports of

We remember the dead and recognize the heroes, but the best way to honor them is for government to arm for a final push against the virus that will end the stalemate and turn the tide in our favor. Like any war, the people can only be assured of victory not with words but with a

The dirty war should end and the death squads stopped if we want to spare our democracy from lasting damage that would take generations to fix. A weakened belief in the rule of law is not a legacy we would like to leave our children. This epidemic of unsolved killings has rocked