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DEC
01
2021

Ending the ‘Tinimbang Ka Ngunit Kulang’ moments in markets

SPONSORSHIP SPEECH CR 32 on SB 1241 Timbangan ng Bayan Senate President Pro Tempore Ralph G. Recto 01 December 2021 A wisecrack once compared candidates to canned goods – many are weighed but have been found wanting. Appraising the former is a function of election. The latter,
SEP
21
2021

Sponsorship Speech: Tax on Proprietary Educational Institutions

SPONSORSHIP SPEECH Committee Report No. 311 on SB No. 2407 Tax on Proprietary Educational Institutions Senate President Pro Tempore Ralph G. Recto 21 September 2021 If you recall, CREATE was marketed as the law that will save distressed companies from sinking in a sea of red
DEC
14
2020

SBN-1953: Providing Additional Mechanisms to Accelerate the Recovery and Bolster the Resiliency of the Philippine Economy

An Act Providing For Additional Mechanisms To Accelarate The Recovery And Bolster The Resiliency Of The Philippine Economy, Providing Funds Therefor And For Other Purposes This bill, otherwise known as the Bayanihan to Rebuild as One Act, aims to provide P485 Billion to
DEC
14
2020

SBN-1951: Regulating the Importation, Manufacture, Sale, Packaging, Distribution, Use, and Communication of Vapor Products and Heated Tobacco Products

An Act Regulating The Importation, Manufacture, Sale, Packaging, Distribution, Use, And Communication of Vapor Products And Heated Tobacco Products This bill seeks to regulate, the importation, manufacture, sale, packaging, distribution, use, advertisement, promotion and
NOV
23
2020

SBN-1925: Extending the Availability of the 2020 Appropriations to December 31, 2021

An Act Extending The Availability Of The 2020 Appropriations To December 31, 2021, Amending For The Purpose Section 60 Of The General Provisions Of Republic Act No. 11465, The General Appropriations Act Of Fiscal Year 2020 This bill seeks to extend the availability of
NOV
10
2020

SBN-1909: Extending the Availability of Selected Appropriations in the General Appropriations Act of 2020 and the Bayanihan to Recover As One Act

An Act Extending The Availability Of Selected Appropriations In The General Appropriations Act Of 2020 And The Bayanihan To Recover As One Act Under Republic Act Numbers 11465 And 11494, Respectively, As Well As The Corresponding Allotments Intended As Response And Recovery
NOV
10
2020

SBN-1908: Granting Hazard Pay to Support Workers in Public Hospitals During Public Health Emergency

An Act Granting Hazard Pay To Support Workers In Public Hospitals During The Public Health Emergency As Declared In Presidential Proclamation No. 1021 S. 2020  And Appropriating Funds Therefor This bill seeks to recognize the invaluable role of support workers in government
AUG
28
2020

Protect Homeowners in FIST Act – Recto

Senate Committee on Banks, Financial Institutions and Currencies hearing on the Financial Institutions Strategic Transfer (FIST) Act August 26, 2020 While the FIST Act seeks to help banks and other financial institutions clean up their books of bad loans and free up their capital
AUG
11
2020

SBN-1766: Pandemic Protection Act of 2020

An Act Providing For The Development Of The Healthcare And Manufacturing Industries To Strengthen The Country’s Protection Against Pandemics And Providing Funds Therefor The Philippine health system does not have a local supply base of medical grade PPE. Philippine
JUL
29
2020

Explanation of Vote Speech on Bayanihan to Recover as One Act – SB 1564

EXPLANATION OF VOTE SB 1564: Bayanihan to Recover As One Act Senate President Pro Tempore Ralph G. Recto 28 July 2020 Mr. President:  Today we hit the ground running as befits the call of the times.  The virus may be faster than the bureaucracy, but it should not be