MANILA, Philippines — Senate President Vicente Sotto III is eyeing more session days to tackle priority bills once Congress resumes on May 17.
According to Sotto, the proposed creation of the overseas Filipinos department, the Public Service Act and Retail Trade Act are among the priority measures of the upper chamber.
“I will propose to have sessions on Thursdays which we had in the Old Congress so we can have 12 days instead of 9,” the Senate leader said in a message shared with reporters on Thursday.
After its resumption on May 17, Congress will have less than three weeks to tackle measures before it adjournssine die from June 5 to July 25.
At present, the …
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