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Lacson files “designated survivor” bill

(Eagle News)–Senator Panfilo Lacson has filed a bill that proposes assigning a “designated survivor” during events attended by the President, Vice President and all other high-ranking government officials. Under Senate Bill 982 or “An Act Prescribing the Order of Presidential Succession,” the “designated survivor,” a Cabinet member, shall be sequestered in a secret and secure location prior to the event and shall act as President “kung maubos na kaming lahat,” Lacson said. Under the 1987 […]