Manila Bulletin
Senate to resume sessions regardless of quarantine status -- Sotto
The Senate will resume its sessions next week irrespective of the quarantine status in Metro Manila, according to Senate President Vicente Sotto III.
Sessions were suspended from August 6 to August 20 due to the previous Enhanced Community Quarantine (ECQ) in the capital.
Sotto mentioned that if the ECQ is extended, the Senate can adjust session schedules to earlier times to comply with curfew hours.
Only a limited number of Senate employees will be required to report physically for work.
The resumption is necessary to address and pass urgent pending legislations, including the Retail Trade Liberalization Act and the Public Services Act.
The decision comes as the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF) considers extending the ECQ or placing Metro Manila under a modified ECQ.
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