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Press Statement of Senate President Pro Tempore Ralph G. Recto on the PNP spokesman’s warning against PDA10 March 2021 The PNP leadership should clarify the announcement of their spokesman on public displays of affection (PDA). On its face, his statement seems to be a

Press Statement of Senate President Pro Tempore Ralph G. Recto The latest jobs report states the obvious: Joblessness is a result of jablessness.  The contagion of unemployment is a brutal side effect of this virus. Mass inoculation is the cure to mass unemployment. Any

It is said to be the first shot in our nation’s counterattack against the virus. That it was given to Dr. Gap Legaspi, ground commander of the biggest COVID-19 hospital, only underscores the moral responsibility of this government to support the continuing heroism of our

We should not demonize a vaccine because of its country of origin. Let science be the guide, not superstition. If our scientists from UP and the FDA will say after thorough evaluation that it is good, then who are we to doubt their findings? Science is the light that will lead us

Daghang salamat, Mr. President. The lesson here is that before you ram through a rule that will force the people to pay, be sure to run it by the President first. Hindi pwede ang fast and furious way of implementing new regulations. Never pull a fast one. If you are in the

Who needs restraint the most? People in the LTO driver’s seat. It is behind the epidemic of new fees. It has become a super spreader of high fines. There is confusion in the rules it issues. The lack of coherence of which is the regulatory equivalent of distracted driving.

The DA budget is like a dam of water, filled with taxes people pay. But instead of a mighty river that rolls like justice, what records show is a drip-drip of releases, of slow obligation and low absorption. Third quarter 2020 ito ang resibo: Sa P60.7 bilyon na natanggap nila,

After having gained experience in budget execution over the past four and half years, which is a lifetime in public administration, agencies can no longer invoke “kulang sa praktis” when it comes to spending for things the people have paid for with taxes.  It is but fair to

Dr. Gap Legaspi, PGH Director, is an expert neurosurgeon whose operating room virtuoso has saved many lives.  Juggling many duties, he treats and teaches, mentoring future doctors in the hospital he manages.  PGH performs hundreds of complex surgeries a week, on top of

President Duterte’s order to the government to prepay the COVID-19 vaccines is correct.  Vaccines are not COD goods you can order from Lazada. They are not postpaid items, but prepaid. More so when there is a race among nations to acquire them, with the first batches already