By Aera Canlas
Senate President Pro-Tempore Ralph Recto filed his certificate of candidacy for another run for senator under the Liberal Party at the Commission on Elections (Comelec) main office last Wednesday, Oct. 14.
Senator Recto was accompanied to the Comelec by his wife Batangas Governor Vilma Santos-Recto and his son Ryan Recto. Governor Santos-Recto, previously one of the vice-presidential bets for the LP before the post was given to Camarines Sur representative Leni Robredo, said in an interview that she will no longer be running for vice-president.
Governor Santos-Recto said she would remain in local government and instead run for Congress.
Senator Recto’s list of legislative agendas included a campaign for the restoration of the death penalty, the reduction of the spread of drugs and the overall crime rate.
The senator also said that he plans to provide free college education and skills training, universal health coverage, modernized public hospitals, investments in agriculture, more job opportunities, and faster internet connections in the country.
Sen. Recto was elected to the Senate in 2001, lost in the 2007 Senatorial elections, but was again re-elected to the Senate in 2010. The Millennial Post
Governor Santos-Recto said she would remain in local government and instead run for Congress.
Senator Recto’s list of legislative agendas included a campaign for the restoration of the death penalty, the reduction of the spread of drugs and the overall crime rate.
The senator also said that he plans to provide free college education and skills training, universal health coverage, modernized public hospitals, investments in agriculture, more job opportunities, and faster internet connections in the country.
Sen. Recto was elected to the Senate in 2001, lost in the 2007 Senatorial elections, but was again re-elected to the Senate in 2010. The Millennial Post