MANILA, Philippines — Days before President Rodrigo Duterte delivers his penultimate State of the Nation Address (SONA), what has happened to the priority bills he mentioned in his previous addresses? According to House Legislative Operations Department Deputy Secretary-General Dave Amorin, five of these priority measures have been enacted into law during the first regular session of the 18th Congress. Amarin said that 18 bills filed were enacted into law during the first regular session of the 18th Congress. Of these measures, 12 were national measures while the remaining six were local. ADVERTISEMENTThe number of bills approved on second and third reading in the first regular session of the 18th Congress is also higher compared to that of the 16th and 17th Congress, said Amarin.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer July 22, 2020 11:15 UTC