Ralph Recto

Ralph G. Recto

Ralph Recto at a 2007 political rally in Cebu City
Senator of the Philippines
Incumbent
Assumed office June 30, 2010
In office June 30, 2001 – June 30, 2007
National Economic and Development Authority Director-General
In office July 23, 2008 – August 16, 2009^[1]
President	Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo
Preceded by	Augusto B. Santos
Succeeded by	Augusto B. Santos
Member of the Philippine House of Representatives from 4th District of Batangas
In office June 30, 1992 – June 30, 2001
Preceded by	Jose E. Calingasan
Succeeded by	Oscar L. Gozos
Personal details
Born	January 11, 1964 (1964-01-11) (age 48) Quezon City, Philippines
Nationality	Filipino
Political party	Liberal Party (2009-present) Lakas Kampi CMD (2001-2003; 2007-2009) Nacionalista (2003-2007) LDP (1992-2001)
Spouse(s)	Vilma Santos
Children	Luis Manzano (stepson) Ryan Christian Recto
Residence	Muntinlupa City, Metro Manila Lipa City, Batangas
Occupation	Politician
Religion	Roman Catholicism

Ralph Gonzalez Recto (born January 11, 1964) is a Filipino politician. Recto served as a member of the House of Representatives representing the 4th District of Batangas from 1992 to 2001. He was then elected to the Senate, serving from 2001 to 2007. In 2007, Recto run for reelection and lost because, as many analysts believed, he had authored the EVAT (Expaded Variable Added Tax) law. In July 2008 he was appointed to head the National Economic and Development Authority, but resigned from his position in August 2009 in preparation to run for senator in the 2010 election.^[1] Recto won a seat in the Senate and was proclaimed as one of the winning senatorial candidates of the 2010 Senate elections.

1 Family and personal life
2 Education
3 Political career
4 Laws authored
5 See also
6 References
7 External links

Family and personal life

Recto comes from a political family. His grandfather, the late nationalist and statesman Claro M. Recto was a Senator for several terms. His father Atty. Rafael Recto was an Assemblyman during the Regular Batasang Pambansa. His older brother Ricky Recto was the former vice governor of the province of Batangas, while his sister Plinky Recto is an actress and TV host.

He is married to Batangas Governor Vilma Santos-Recto, father to Ryan Christian and stepfather to Luis Philippe Manzano. He is an active member of Tau Gamma Phi.

He currently resides in Ayala Alabang, Muntinlupa City and also in Inosluban, Lipa City.

Education

Recto has two Master's Degrees – one in Public Administration from the University of the Philippines, Diliman (this degree is questionable since he never completed his thesis in fulfillment of the course requirements) and another in Strategic Business Economics from the University of Asia and the Pacific. He also took up a Leadership Scholarship Course at the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. He acquired a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration at the De La Salle University-Manila.

Political career

House of Representatives

He holds the distinction of being the youngest elected member of the House of Representatives during the 9th Congress. He also holds an unprecedented record in the congressional election history of Batangas for winning in all precincts, barangays, and municipalities together with Lipa City in the 1995 and 1998 elections. He garnered 98% of the votes cast in those two elections in the 4th District of Batangas.

During his three terms (from 1992 to 2001) as Member of the House of Representatives, most of his legislative measures enacted into law deal with economic reforms and poverty alleviation. Among which are the Social Reform and Poverty Alleviation Act; the Philippine Economic Zone Law; Amendment to the Special Economic Zone Law; the Retail Trade Liberalization Law; Regional Headquarters Law and the Comprehensive Tax Reform Law.

Senate (2001–2007)

Recto was elected to the Senate in 2001, becoming the youngest Senator of the 12th Congress at the age of 37. In the Senate, he chaired the Committees on Ways and Means and on Trade and Industry.

National Economic and Development Authority (2007–2009)

After his failed bid for re-election to the Senate in 2007, Recto joined the board of the Union Bank of the Philippines.^[2]

He is said to be offered the position of Secretary of Finance but it was subsequently denied by Malacañang.^[3]

President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, on July 23, 2008 named him as the new director-general of National Economic and Development Authority, replacing Augusto Santos, acting NEDA chief.^[4] On August 11, 2009, he resigned as NEDA secretary and Presidential Adviser for Economic Planning, in preparation for another run for Senate in the 2010 election.^[1]

Return to the Senate

He was proclaimed as one of the winning senatorial candidates of the 2010 Senate elections.

Laws authored

RA 7196 - Special Economic Zone Law
RA 8424 - Comprehensive Tax Reform Law
RA 8425 - Social Reform and Poverty Alleviation Act
RA 8478 - Amendments to the Special Economic Zone Law
RA 8756 - Regional Headquarters Law
RA 8762 - Retail Trade Liberalization Law
RA 9337 - EVAT Law
RA 9333 - Lateral Attrition Law
RA 9334 - Sin Tax Law
RA 9301 - Philippine Overseas Shipping Law
RA 9294 - FCDU
RA 9295 - Domestic Shipping Development Act
RA 9282 - Court of Tax Appeals Law
RA 9243 - DST Law
RA 9238 - Excise Tax Law
RA 9182 - Special Purpose Vehicle Law
RA 9178 - Barangay Micro Business Enterprise Law
RA 9167 - Film Development Council
RA 9161 - Rent Control Law

References

External links

House of Representatives of the Philippines
Preceded by Jose Calingasan	Representative, 4th District of Batangas 1992 – 2001	Succeeded by Oscar L. Gozos
Political offices
Preceded by Augusto Santos	National Economic and Development Authority Director-General 2008 – 2009	Succeeded by Augusto Santos

Senatorial history of Ralph Recto

<14th Senators of the 15th Congress of the Philippines (2010-2013) 16th>

Senate President
Juan Ponce Enrile (2010–present) ^#

Senior Senators (2007–2013)		Junior Senators (2010–2016)

Edgardo Angara Joker Arroyo Alan Peter Cayetano Francis Escudero Gregorio Honasan Panfilo Lacson	Loren Legarda Francis Pangilinan Aquilino Pimentel III (2011–present)^## Antonio Trillanes IV Manny Villar Juan Miguel Zubiri (2007–11)^## Vacant (since 2010)^###	Pia Cayetano Miriam Defensor Santiago Franklin Drilon Jinggoy Estrada Teofisto Guingona III Lito Lapid	Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. Sergio Osmeña III Juan Ponce Enrile Ralph Recto Bong Revilla Tito Sotto

Term ends June 30, 2013		Term ends June 30, 2016

^# — Ponce Enrile was also the Senate president of the 14th Congress.
^## —Zubiri resigned from office on August 3, 2011, replaced by Pimentel afterwards.
^#### — Vacant due to election of Benigno Aquino III to the presidency.

<12th Senators of the 13th Congress of the Philippines (2004-2007) 14th>

Senate Presidents
Manny Villar (2006-2007) ^# · Franklin Drilon (2004-2006)

Senior Senators (2001-2007)		Junior Senators (2004-2010)

Edgardo Angara Joker Arroyo Franklin Drilon Luisa Estrada Juan Flavier Panfilo Lacson	Sergio Osmeña III Francis Pangilinan Juan Ponce Enrile Ralph Recto Manny Villar Vacant ^##	Rodolfo Biazon Lito Lapid Jinggoy Estrada Pia Cayetano Miriam Defensor Santiago Richard Gordon	Alfredo Lim ^### Jamby Madrigal Aquilino Pimentel, Jr. Juan Ponce Enrile Bong Revilla Mar Roxas

Term ended June 30, 2007		Term ended June 30, 2010

^# — Villar became the next Senate president during the 14th Congress.
^## — Position vacated when Noli de Castro was elected to the vice presidency.
^### — In 2007, Lim vacated his position prior to his election as the mayor of Manila.

<11th Senators of the 12th Congress of the Philippines (2001-2004) 13th>

Senate Presidents
Franklin Drilon (2001-2004) ^#

Senior Senators (1998-2004)		Junior Senators (2001-2007)

Teresa Aquino-Oreta Robert Barbers Renato Cayetano ^## Teofisto Guingona, Jr. ^‡ Gregorio Honasan ^‡ Robert Jaworski	Loren Legarda Blas Ople ^‡‡ John Henry Osmeña Aquilino Pimentel, Jr. Ramon Revilla, Sr. Tito Sotto	Edgardo Angara Joker Arroyo Franklin Drilon Luisa Estrada Noli de Castro ^‡‡‡ Juan Flavier	Panfilo Lacson Sergio Osmeña III Francis Pangilinan Juan Ponce Enrile Ralph Recto Manny Villar

Term ended June 30, 2004		Term ended June 30, 2007

^# — Drilon's Senate presidency continued until 2006 during the 13th Congress.
^## — Position vacated when Cayetano died in 2003.
^‡ — The appointment of Gloria Arroyo to Guingona to vice presidency made his position to the Senate vacant from January 20, 2001.
On May 14, 2001, Honasan was elected to fill in Guingona's unfinished term until 2004.
^‡‡ — Ople was appointed Foreign Affairs secretary in 2002.
^‡‡‡ — In 2004, de Castro vacated his position when he was elected to the vice presidency.

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Name	Recto, Ralph
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Date of birth	January 11, 1964
Place of birth	Quezon City, Philippines
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