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Special Session to hone collective response of various countries on virus pandemic (Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte is expected to reiterate his call for equal access to safe and effective vaccines for “rich and poor nations alike” on Dec. 3 when he delivers the Philippine statement on the 31st special session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) on the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic. The special session will happen via video conference […]
(Eagle News) – The House of Representatives will open the special session called by President Rodrigo Duterte for the passage of the all-important proposed 2021 national budget on Tuesday, Oct. 13, with two lawmakers claiming to be the House Speaker. Both Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano and his rival Marinduque Rep. Lord Allan Velasco who took his oath as Speaker after a House session staged by his allies at the Celebrity Sports Plaza, claimed to […]
(Eagle News)–The executive branch will call for a special session of Congress for the passage of the Bayanihan law 2. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said in a radio interview based on his conversation with Finance Secretary Sonny Dominguez “halos nagkasundo na o halos plantsado na yung Bayanihan 2 at magpapatawag na nga po ng special session.” Congress adjourned without passing the Bayanihan to Recover act, which aims to primarily extend the Bayanihan law passed in […]
(Eagle News)–The Supreme Court en banc will meet on Friday, April 17, via video teleconferencing. SC spokesperson Brian Keith Hosaka said Atty. Ed Aricheta, the clerk of court En Banc, made the confirmation. Hosaka said he was not privy about the agenda for the meeting, but a petition was recently lodged by several detainees before the High Court, and another seeking to compel President Rodrigo Duterte to disclose his medical records. The 22 detainees in […]
“We live in very unusual times,” says Executive Secretary Medialdea as he explains needs for emergency powers (Eagle News) – The House of Representatives convened for the first time online in a special session to address urgent matters, including the grant of emergency powers to President Rodrigo Duterte, to address the country’s needs amid the coronavirus outbreak. The Lower House held the special session on Monday morning, March 23, 2020, with around 20 lawmakers […]
(Eagle News)–Congress will hold a special session on Monday, March 23, to pass a bill that would allow President Rodrigo Duterte to realign national budget funds that are available to address issues stemming from the coronavirus disease 2019. According to Senate President Tito Sotto, who met with Palace representatives, Senator Bong Go and Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano, among others, in Malacañang on Saturday, the session would be held at 10 a.m. It was still unclear […]
Sotto says Congress special session postponed, Cayetano says it will push through (Eagle News)–The special session of Congress for the passage of a supplemental budget against the coronavirus disease 2019 has been “converted” to a meeting instead, Senate President Tito Sotto said. Sotto said he, the Palace and his House of Representatives counterparts will discuss today “how to empower and give the govt the flexibility to address the present crisis.” In a Facebook post, Speaker […]
(Eagle News)–Both the House of Representatives and the Senate have expressed readiness to hold the special session of Congress for the passage of a supplemental budget against the coronavirus disease 2019 tomorrow afternoon. In a statement, Senator Bong Go said according to Sotto, this was at 2 p.m. “According to the Office of the President, the Presidential Proclamation to be released will call for a Special Session anytime from March 21 to 23. However, the […]
(Eagle News)–Senate President Tito Sotto is pushing for a supplemental budget that will include what the House of Representatives said were its itemizations in order to break the impasse between both houses of Congress. In an interview over CNN Philippines, Sotto said the proposal was made by Senator Panfilo Lacson to San Juan Rep. Ronaldo Zamora. “The suggestion was that, again, get back, recall the submitted [General Appropriations Bill] to us. And from there, we could […]
(Eagle News) — Senator Panfilo Lacson on Thursday, Dec. 13, urged Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea not to endorse Budget Secretary Ben Diokno’s possible recommendation for a special session to allow for the passage of the national budget for 2019 before the year ends. Lacson made the appeal during the plenary deliberation on the P6.773-billion proposed budget for the Office of the President and its attached agencies. The Senate and the House of Representatives are slated to […]
By Meanne Corvera Eagle News Service President Rodrigo Duterte has called for a special session to be held on Saturday to discuss martial law in Mindanao. This was confirmed by Senate Majority Leader Vicente Sotto right after the talk between the majority coalition and the President a while ago in Malacañang. According to Sotto, based on Duterte’s request, the joint session on martial law in Mindanao–which could be extended to 60 more days—will be held […]
