MANILA, Philippines — Senate President Vicente Sotto III on Thursday said the upper chamber may not have enough time to look into proposed economic amendments to the 1987 Constitution, with several other senators pointing out that some bills certified as urgent by the President already address current economic concerns.
“I don’t think we have enough time as it is to take a quick look into the proposal…We have 5 [session] days to go before the sine die adjournment,” Sotto said in a message shared with reporters.
He was sought for comment on the House of Representatives’ second reading approval of Resolution of Both Houses (RBH) No. 2…
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