MANILA, Philippines — The probe of the Senate Committee of the Whole on issues concerning the food security crisis will resume on Tuesday next week after President Rodrigo Duterte’s call to give his executive order reducing tariffs on imported pork a “chance.”
Senate President Vicente Sotto III said among those who will be invited are officials from the Department of Finance, Department of Agriculture, and the Department of Justice.
“I will convene the COW (Committee of the whole) on Tuesday… We lead by consensus. That is the sense of my colleagues,” Sotto said.
This was echoed by Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon.
“We endorsed Senate [President] Sotto’…
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