Recto to Palace: Send own version of Security of Tenure bill

Credit to Author: Alexander Magno| Date: Sat, 27 Jul 2019 12:15:29 +0000

Recto to Palace: Send own version of Security of Tenure bill

Malacañang must send to Congress its own version of the Security of Tenure bill, Senate Senate President Pro Tempore Ralph Recto said on Saturday, a day after President Rodrigo Duterte vetoed the measure.

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Recto: DOH’s 4S campaign vs dengue lacks ‘hoopla, relatable fanfare

Credit to Author: mfrialde| Date: Fri, 26 Jul 2019 02:08:57 +0000

While he credited the Department of Health (DOH) for its efforts in popularizing its 4S campaign against dengue, Senate President Pro

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Duterte’s biggest challenge: pluck 6M Filipinos from poverty, says Recto

Credit to Author: Dennis Maliwanag| Date: Tue, 23 Jul 2019 00:48:38 +0000

MANILA,  Philippines— For  Senate  President  Pro Tempore  Ralph Recto,  getting six million Filipinos out of poverty was the “hardest” and “most demanding” challenge President Rodrigo Duterte had laid out in his State of the Nation Address (Sona). Speaking before the joint session of Congress on Monday, Duterte reported that poverty declined in the country. “Poverty […]

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Recto lauds Moreno for fixing Manila without Cha-cha

Credit to Author: Alexander Magno| Date: Wed, 10 Jul 2019 15:27:16 +0000

Isko Moreno

MANILA, Philippines — Senate President Pro Tempore Ralph Recto on Wednesday pointed to Manila Mayor Isko Moreno as an example that Charter change (Cha-cha) would not be necessary to solve problems in the country. Recto underscored this as he praised the mayor for his efforts in addressing issues in the national capital. “Isko Moreno is […]

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Recto: Most senators have local constituencies too

Credit to Author: Dennis Maliwanag| Date: Sat, 02 Feb 2019 03:07:52 +0000

Recto: Most senators have local constituencies too

Senator Ralph Recto admitted introducing own amendments to the budget, including P68 billion worth of “institutional” amendments that are not part of Malacanang’s submission to Congress.

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Recto seeks to legalize motorcycle ride-sharing service

Credit to Author: kadraneda| Date: Fri, 25 Jan 2019 05:27:26 +0000

Senate President Pro Tempore Ralph Recto has filed a bill that would define types of motorcycles to qualify as public utility vehicles.

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Recto: Gov’t seeking hike in car registration fees

Credit to Author: cbibe| Date: Thu, 24 Jan 2019 01:22:59 +0000

Recto: Gov’t seeking hike in car registration fees

After higher excise tax on fuel, comes higher fees for car registration? Senator Ralph Recto raised this prospect of higher a higher MVUC.

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Senate blocks funds for China CCTV project

Credit to Author: clopez| Date: Wed, 23 Jan 2019 21:36:35 +0000

The Senate has added provisions to its version of the P3.8-trillion proposed national budget for 2019 that would block payment for a China-funded public surveillance project of the Duterte administration that has raised security concerns.

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Recto finds bicam on 2019 budget ‘more difficult’ to reach agreement

Credit to Author: kadraneda| Date: Tue, 22 Jan 2019 07:47:18 +0000

Recto finds bicam on 2019 budget ‘more difficult’ to reach agreement

Senator Ralph Recto has found this year’s bicameral conference meeting on the 2019 national budget “more difficult” to reach an agreement.

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