The Senate will resume sessions on Monday, January 17, and tackle more than 30 measures that are either pending for approval on third and final reading, for interpellation and for sponsorship. Senate Majority Leader Juan Miguel “Migz” Zubiri said that among the priority measures that the Upper...
Not only is Deputy Speaker and BUHAY Partylist Rep. Lito Atienza in favor of relaxing stringent restrictions against plenary hall presence of congressmen, he wants the prohibition lifted entirely so that all Lower House members can participate in actual lawmaking. Deputy Speaker and Buhay Partylist...
Two senior administration lawmakers rejected on Thursday, Nov. 4 the calls made by their Lower House colleagues to lift restrictions on face-to-face presence in plenary proceedings starting Monday, the resumption of regular sessions. Empty Lower House plenary hall Deputy Speaker and Cagayan de Oro...