The Senate and the House of Representatives will separately open today (Monday) the first regular session of the 19th Congress, with the expected election of the new Senate President and Speaker, and initial listing of their respective priority measures.
THE Senate and the House of Representatives will separately open today the first regular session of the 19th Congress, with the expected election of the new Senate President and Speaker, and initial listing of their respective priority measures.
“We will elect him [Romualdez] as our Speaker. He has the full support of our party, PDP-Laban, and almost all political groups in the House led by his own Lakas-CMD, which he heads as president,” the former deputy speaker said. For his part, Barbers cited Romualdez’s sterling performance record as House Majority Leader under the leaderships of both former Speakers Alan Peter Cayetano and Lord Allan Velasco.
Salceda said Romualdez steered passage of “even the most difficult reforms like the Public Service Act.” “I don’t want to preempt the President’s Sona statement, but we will take our cue from his Sona priority message,” added the lawmaker. Once it is approved by Congress and signed by Marcos, the GAB becomes the General Appropriations Act .
Designated to preside as acting Senate President is Senator Juan Miguel “Migz” Zubiri, former Majority Leader, who will lead Monday’s opening rites starting 10 a.m.
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