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Senate ends debates on proposed P4.1-trillion 2020 national budget

Ina Reformina, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 20 10:56 PM

The Senate concluded Wednesday its plenary debates on the proposed P4.1-trillion 2020 national budget, after a week of extended session hours.   Read more »

Ilang senador may pangamba sa pagkontrol ng China sa kuryente, telecom ng bansa

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Posted at Nov 14 12:25 AM

Babala ng ilang mambabatas, dapat maging maingat sa pagpasok sa anumang kasunduan sa China. Read more »

Recto urges Palace to ‘expedite’ salary increase for gov’t workers

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 12 10:16 PM

The executive branch should “expedite” its promised salary increase for government workers, a senator said Tuesday, as the Senate deliberated on the 2020 budget that contained funds for the pay hike.   Read more »

Recto proposes new ranks for public school teachers to close pay gap

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Updated as of Oct 05 12:49 PM

MANILA - Senate President Pro Tempore Ralph Recto on Saturday proposed the creation of new ranks for teachers corresponding to higher salary grades to close the pay gap. Read more »

Sotto, Recto reject proposal to ban private cars from EDSA during rush hour

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 17 02:49 PM

MANILA - Two Senate leaders on Tuesday laughed at a proposal of a fellow lawmaker at the House of Representatives to ban private vehicles passing through EDSA during rush hour. Read more »

Fight 'fake news' on vaccines, Recto urges gov't

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 28 03:59 PM

There should be a "creative information drive" to reassure parents and children that vaccines are safe, said Sen. Ralph Recto, as he noted that the Philippines has the third highest number of measles cases globally. Read more »

Recto seeks probe on fake medicines in Philippines

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 12 04:07 PM

Citing a report by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, Recto said the Philippines led Southeast Asia in terms of reported cases of pharmaceutical crime, accounting for 193 of the 673 incidents reported from 2013 to 2017. Read more »

Pagtatalaga ng kinatawan ng mga konsumer sa regulatory agencies isinusulong

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Posted at Aug 08 06:49 PM

Iginiit ni Sen. Ralph Recto na dahil mga konsumer ang nagbabayad, dapat lang na may kinatawan sila sa loob ng ahensiya lalo na kung dagdag-singil ang pagpapasyahan. Read more »

Recto wants national gov't to tap P46-billion road user's tax for road clearing ops

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 08 04:19 PM

MANILA - The national government should tap a portion of P46 billion in unspent road user’s tax to help local government units clear road obstruction, Senate President Pro Tempore Ralph Recto said Thursday. Read more »

Recto seeks cap on PH debt

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 19 09:13 PM

MANILA - Sen. Ralph Recto filed a bill seeking to put a cap on the Philippines’ debt at 50 percent of the gross domestic product. Read more »

Recto: Only 7 social welfare attachés serving 4.3 million OFWs

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Posted at Jul 18 07:47 PM

MANILA - Senate President Pro-Tempore Ralph Recto on Thursday urged the government to deploy more social welfare attaches(SWA) in countries that have many overseas Filipino workers(OFWs). Read more »

Amid ‘Cha-cha’ talk, Recto says it’s political will that’s key to ‘sparking change’

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 12 12:57 AM

Sen. Ralph Recto cited Manila Mayor Isko Moreno as “Exhibit A” in solving problems that do not require rewriting bylaws or the Constitution. Read more »

Hire vital personnel quickly, Duterte gov’t told

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 10 12:41 PM

MANILA - The government must be quick in hiring vital personnel, Senate President Tempore Ralph Recto said Wednesday, as he lamented the ballooning job vacancies in the bureaucracy. Read more »

Pay taxes, Chinese workers in PH told

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 05 10:33 AM

MANILA – Senate President Pro-Tempore Ralph Recto on Friday said Chinese workers in the Philippines must pay income taxes, as the government aims to raise revenues to fund vital programs. Read more »

Senators press new DICT Sec Honasan on free WiFi hotspots

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 02 02:49 PM

MANILA - Several senators on Tuesday welcomed the appointment of their former colleague, Gringo Honasan, as secretary of the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT), even as the rebel-turned-senator’s qualification to lead the highly-technical agency is being questioned. Read more »

‘Sin’ tax hike in itself can’t undo corruption, inefficiencies in system: Recto

Ina Reformina, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 29 09:11 PM

Raising excise taxes on tobacco could worsen corruption, and inefficiencies in tax collection and health-care service delivery if existing problems are neglected, Sen. Recto says. Read more »

Recto tosses challenging issues, controversial measures to next congress

Sherrie Ann Torres, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 20 10:39 PM

MANILA - Senate President Pro Tempore Ralph Recto wants the next Senate under the 18th Congress to produce significant laws and look at major issues. Read more »

'Otso' bets nanawagan ng patas na imbestigasyon sa mga paratang ni 'Bikoy'

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Posted at May 06 09:31 PM

Nanawagan ang ilang nasa opposition slate na magkaroon ng patas na imbestigasyon sa mga bintang ni "Bikoy."  Read more »

Recto endorses Bong Revilla, 3 opposition bets, 3 reelectionists

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Posted at May 05 10:53 AM

LIPA, Batangas -- Sen. Ralph Recto backed the election bids of former senator Bong Revilla, 3 opposition candidates and 3 incumbent colleagues in this vote-rich province on Saturday, as the campaign entered the homestretch.    Read more »

Senate probes DILG, Chinese firm deal to install 12,000 CCTVs

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Posted at Dec 17 02:18 PM

The Senate is set to look into a P20-billion CCTV deal between a state-owned Chinese firm and the Department of the Interior and Local Government.  Read more »