Manila Bulletin
All systems go for resumption of Lower House session amid MECQ status
The House of Representatives will resume its regular session on August 23, Monday, to discuss the proposed P5.024 trillion national budget for 2022.
The House decided to push through with the session regardless of the prevailing quarantine status to recover lost time in budget deliberations.
Office operations will also resume, with plenary sessions conducted via a hybrid platform from 2 pm to 5 pm.
Only the Speaker, majority and minority leaders' representatives, and a limited number of secretariat personnel will be allowed physical presence in the plenary hall.
The submission of the national expenditure program was delayed due to various reasons, including the resignation of former Department of Budget and Management Secretary Wendel Avisado.
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