Ralph Recto
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Ralph Gonzalez Recto is a Filipino politician who has served as the executive secretary on an ad interim basis since 2025 under President Bongbong Marcos. He previously served as the 33rd secretary of
Official portrait of Recto during the 19th Congress
Official portrait of Ralph Recto as a Philippine Senator, c. 2019
Recto taking the oath as Finance Secretary before President Bongbong Marcos on Malacañan Palace, January 12, 2024.
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Claro M. Recto
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Claro Mayo Recto Jr. was a Filipino lawyer, jurist, writer, author, columnist, diplomat, and statesman who served as a senator of the Philippines from 1931 until his death in 1960. Recto was the prima
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…but resigned from his position in August 2009 in preparation for another run for the Senate in the 2010 elections. He is a grandson of statesman Claro M. Recto. His wife is actress-politician Vilma Santos. Ralph Recto comes from a political family. He was born to parents Rafael Recto (1931–2008), a sportsman…
Claro M. Recto
Recto as member of the House of Representatives, c. 1923
(From left) Isauro Gabaldon, Sergio Osmeña, Manuel L. Quezon, Claro M. Recto, Pedro Guevara, and Dean Jorge Bocobo; the representatives from the Philippine Independence Mission in May 1924.
A portrait of Claro M. Recto