DOH gets P10 billion budget cut for 2023
House Deputy Speaker Ralph Recto has expressed his disappointment over the reduction of P10 billion in the proposed budget for the Department of Health (DOH) for the fiscal year 2024. …
Recto
AFP spots over 50 Chinese vessels near Sabina Shoal, Iroquois Reef
During a recent air patrol, the Philippine military reported seeing around 50 Chinese warships near Iroquois Reef and Sabina Shoal in the West Philippine Sea (WPS). The Western Command (Wescom) …
Victims of Recto Bank incident in 2019 receive P6M in compensation
According to a Department of Justice official, the owner and fishermen of the F/B Gem-Ver 1 fishing vessel wrecked by a Chinese ship three years ago at Recto Bank have …
Recto asks President-elect Marcos to free De Lima
Senate President Pro Tempore Ralph Recto on Wednesday, June 1, called on the incoming administration of President-elect Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos, Jr. to help free Senator Leila de Lima, who he …
Review DOH’s spending on ventilators, ICU equipment: Recto
Senate President Pro Tempore Ralph Recto urged the government to have a mandatory review of the Department of Health’s spending for intensive care unit (ICU) equipment and ventilators. Recto said …
Recto files P400-B Bayanihan 3 bill
Senate President Pro Tempore Ralph Recto said Tuesday he filed a Bayanihan 3 bill worth P400 billion to boost the country’s economic recovery amid the COVID-19 crisis. “I filed a …
NHA housing program for AFP,PNP personnel questioned
Senate President Pro Tempore Ralph Recto questioned the National Housing Authority (NHA) on why it has to provide a housing program for the members of the Armed Forces of the …
Recto to DSWD: Distribute P10B aid as Christmas ‘ayuda’
Senate President Pro Tempore Ralph Recto asked Monday the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) the remaining P10 billion funds the agency failed to distribute under the Special Amelioration …
Recto warns gov’t against China’s debt trap amid pandemic
Senate President Pro Tempore Ralph Recto warned the national government against alleged China’s debt trap amid the COVID-19 pandemic, noting the need to secure the country’s sovereignty over the West …
Recto asks BuCor to show photos of inmates’ remains to address issues
Senator Ralph Recto said Tuesday the Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) could simply present pictures of the remains of inmates who were reportedly died of COVID-19 to address different suspicions. “The …
Recto: Allow jeepneys to ‘restart their engines’ to jumpstart economy
Senate President Pro Tempore Ralph Recto said if the government wants to jumpstart the economy, they should allow the return of jeepneys and other public utility vehicles (PUVs). He added …
“Prepare to fight another dictator” – battle lines drawn over martial law comments
Patriotic Filipinos “should start preparing to fight another dictator”, Senator Antonio Trillanes IV warned today (Monday, January 16) following Duterte’s latest comments on martial law. Former Navy officer Trillanes, who led two …