MANILA, Philippines — Senate President Vicente Sotto III and Speaker Lord Allan Velasco met Tuesday to talk about pending legislative measures ahead of the State of the Nation Address (Sona) next month.
Sotto and Velasco also met to discuss possible scenarios for President Rodrigo Duterte’s final SONA, which will likely be held on July 26. The 1987 Constitution sets a President’s SONA on the fourth Monday of July.
“The country’s two highest legislative officials vow to continue coordinating the respective priority bills of the Senate and the House to ensure that both chambers remain productive even during the upcoming election season,” Velasco’s office said in a stat…
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