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House declares work suspension until Wednesday
The House of Representatives has suspended work operations from March 22 to March 24 due to a surge in COVID-19 cases in Metro Manila.
A memorandum signed by House Secretary General Mark Llandro Mendoza stated that work would be suspended until March 24, 2021, due to the alarming rise in cases.
A skeleton workforce will maintain essential services at the Batasan complex in Quezon City.
Committee hearings conducted online have not been canceled.
Plenary sessions are set to resume on March 25.
The suspension came after the country recorded a new high of 8,019 COVID-19 infections on Monday, bringing the total to 671,792 cases.
The House counted at least 33 active cases among its personnel as of March 18.
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