House of Representatives (PNA photo by Joan Bondoc).
MANILA, Philippines — A single day for the special session will be enough to address measures that have not been passed by Congress as long as the Senate is able to resolve their leadership issues, House Deputy Speaker Paolo Ortega V said on Tuesday.
Ortega, in a statement, said that several of the bills pending approval only await final voting — which the Senate failed to do as the former majority bloc under Senator Alan Peter Cayetano did not show up to the session on June 1 and 2.
“Like what I said during the past interviews, I hope the issue gets addressed because the reason why we will be holding a special session is because there are many bills left pending, as it did not move forward,” the lawmaker said.
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