MANILA, Philippines — President Rodrigo Duterte should call for a special session of Congress to tackle and authorize the use of funds for another round of assistance to those affected by the extension of the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) in Metro Manila and four nearby provinces, Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon said Tuesday.
“Maraming intelligence fund, anti-insurgency fund. Sa akin, kailangang tumawag ng special session ang Pangulo para po matugunan ito. Mag-realign ng mga items na hindi kailangan,” Drilon said in a radio interview over DZRH.
(There are a lot of intelligence fund, anti-insurgency fund. For me, the President needs to call for a special session t…
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