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Explanation of Vote of Deputy Speaker and Batangas Rep. Ralph Recto On H.B. No. 4673, “An Act Postponing the December 2022 Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections” 20 September 2022 If the courting of votes is big business in this country, the counting of votes is one big

*manifested on the floor to be inserted into the record Explanation of Vote of Deputy Speaker and Batangas Rep. Ralph Recto 19 September 2022 On H.B. No. 14, “An Act Requiring The Registration of Subscriber Identity Module Cards”  Mr. Speaker, my dear colleagues:  When

EXPLANATION OF VOTE SB 2506; Committee Report 597 INCREASING PENSION FOR SENIOR CITIZENS Senate President Pro Tempore Ralph G. Recto 30 May 2022 Mr. President, my dear colleagues:  Age may just be a number, but the numbers on old-age pension are in the billions. The Social

FIREARMS REGULATION (SB 1155; Committee Report 19)Explanation of Vote of Senate President Pro Tempore Ralph G. Recto02 Feb 2022 Mr. President, my dear colleagues: When I first requested Senator Ronald to act on my bill, which injects common sense into our firearms law, he

Explanation of vote of Senate President Pro Tempore Ralph G. Recto31 January 2022 Mr. President, my dear colleagues: By proportion of structures destroyed, Marawi sustained more damage in 2017 than Manila in 1944. The U.S. Philippine Rehabilitation Act, however, took effect in

SB 2044: DECLARING SAN JOSE, BATANGAS THE EGG BASKET OF THE PHILIPPINES Explanation of Vote of Senate President Pro Tempore Ralph G. Recto 31 January 2022 Mr. President, my dear colleagues: Kung ang almusal n’yo po kanina ay isang uri ng “log” —tapsilog, longsilog, tocilog,

SB 2493: Vintage Vehicle Regulation ActExplanation of Vote of Senate President Pro Tempore Ralph G. Recto31 January 2022 The first automobile arrived in the Philippines in 1900, a “Georges Richard” imported from France by the store La Estrella del Norte for its customer, a

Explanation of vote of Senate President Pro Tempore Ralph G. Recto31 January 2022 Exactly two years ago today, the swab test on the country’s COVID-19 Patient 2, a Chinese national, returned positive. A day later, on February 1, 2020, he expired. Patient 2 was confirmed as the

SPONSORSHIP SPEECHSenate Resolutions Commending and Congratulating Hidilyn DiazSenate President Pro Tempore Ralph G. Recto27 July 2021 Years ago, a small girl in Zamboanga carried boxes of fish to market to help feed her family. That woman last night with one mighty lift ended

“Brilliant N.E.R.D with K-Pop Looks” Confirmation of the Appointment of Karl Kendrick T. Chua as Secretary of Socioeconomic Planning and Director General of the National Economic and Development Authority Senate President Pro Tempore Ralph G. Recto02 June 2021 Mr. President, my