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SEP
25
2023

While it imposes fishing blockade in WPS, China is PH No. 1 source of imported fish

Press Statement of Deputy Speaker and Batangas Rep. Ralph G. Recto September 25, 2023 If harassing fishermen were a water sports in the Asian Games, China will sweep all the medals. It treats the entire WPS as its exclusive practice area.  And it has fenced off Bajo de
JUL
19
2023

Recto: No protocol breach in Duterte-Xi meeting

Press Release 19 July 2023 Former President Duterte’s warm relations with Beijing can be a direct line that could ease tension in the West Philippine Sea such as a stop to Chinese harassment of Filipinos peacefully fishing in the area, Deputy Speaker Ralph Recto said. In
APR
30
2023

Tuloy lang ang protesta: “Even if we have to wallpaper the Great Wall with diplomatic protests”

Press Release 30 April 2023 Chinese acts of aggression in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) should be met with indignation at every turn because not to do so would play into Beijing’s game plan that the Philippines would eventually tire out from protesting, House Deputy Speaker Ralph
FEB
16
2023

“Feeling it lost a concubine, jilted China to throw more tantrums to protest PH-US reembrace” – Recto

Press Release Office of Deputy Speaker and Batangas Rep. Ralph G. Recto 16 February 2023 President Marcos Jr deserves praise for standing up against Chinese bullying in our own backyard, House Deputy Speaker Ralph Recto said. Summoning the Chinese ambassador to Malacanang “is a
JUL
13
2021

‘The Great Wastes of China in what might become the Waste Philippine Sea’

It is not only reclaiming land in the West Philippine Sea; by its actions, it is also renaming it as the Waste Philippine Sea. By turning reefs into toilets, two man-made things are now visible from space: the Great Wall of China on land, and the Great Wastes of China at sea.
MAY
04
2021

On Secretary Locsin’s tweets on China’s incursions into our territory

Press Statement of Senate President Pro Tempore Ralph G. Recto04 May 2021 On Secretary Locsin’s tweets on China’s incursions into our territory In an era when diplomacy is practiced by those who “speak softly and carry a selfie stick”, it pays to have a
FEB
01
2021

High food prices: A salad of ‘funding El Nino’, WPS blockade, tong, etc.

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,
SEP
01
2020

PSR-507: Prohibit from Receiving Awards for Government Contracts of Conducting Business in the Philippines Foreign Entities Who Have Engaged in Activities That Infringe on the Sovereignty of the Country Over the West Philippine Sea

Resolution Expressing The Sense Of The Senate To Prohibit From Receiving Awards For Government Contracts Or Conducting Business In The Philippines Foreign Entities Who Have Engaged In Or Abetted Activities That Infringe On The Sovereignty Of The Country Over The West Philippine
AUG
20
2019

Senator backs Duterte’s order that foreign ships must seek permission to transit

The President is in the right in directing foreign ships who will sail on our seas to ask clearance from the proper government authority well in advance of the actual passage. If we accost jaywalkers and fine drivers who change lanes abruptly, then why should we not demand the