At last, Recto speaks up!

In connection with the impeachment complaints filed before the lower House, Senator Ralph Recto opened his mouth after months of silence. His words: He believes that the second impeachment bid would not prosper.

"I could even speculate that I don’t believe the opposition could have the same number of votes they had last year. I expect lower," Recto said.

Are these words for the sake of re-election, Mr. Senator?

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Anyway, for everbody's consumption, Recto was able to produce 94 bills from July 1, 2004 to May 29, 2006 based on the Senate's Legislative Information System. Those he filed from January 1 last year to May 29 are as follows:

Bill/Res. No.	Short Title		Date Filed	Author
SBN-2255	OFFICE OF THE SOLICITOR GENERAL (BUREAUCRACY STREAMLINING)		5/29/2006	RECTO, RALPH G.
SBN-2233	PERSONAL EQUITY AND RETIREMENT ACCOUNT (PERA)		3/21/2006	RECTO, RALPH G.
SBN-2213	SULTAN KUDARAT LEGISLATIVE DISTRICTS (REAPPORTIONING)		2/23/2006	RECTO, RALPH G.
SBN-2210	SIMPLIFIED NET INCOME TAX REFORM ACT OF 2006		2/20/2006	RECTO, RALPH G.
SBN-2196	COMPENSATION ADJUSTMENT FOR NATIONAL GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES		1/23/2006	RECTO, RALPH G.
SBN-2159	NATIONAL BIOFUELS DEVELOPMENT ACT OF 2005		11/15/2005	RECTO, RALPH G.
SBN-2133	SAMAL ISLAND SPECIAL ECONOMIC ZONE AND FREE PORT ACT OF 2005		9/22/2005	RECTO, RALPH G.
SBN-1956	RENTAL REFORM ACT OF 2005		3/9/2005	RECTO, RALPH G.
SBN-1950	VALUE-ADDED TAX LAW AMENDMENTS		3/7/2005	RECTO, RALPH G.
SBN-1917	30% REDUCTION ON INCOME TAX RATES OF INDIVIDUAL TAXPAYERS		2/15/2005	RECTO, RALPH G.