For lack of quorum, the Senate adjourned early Thursday morning without passing the proposed P1.16-billion supplemental budget this year for the medical expenses of those administered with the anti-dengue vaccine, Dengvaxia. Senate Minority Franklin Drilon questioned the absence of a quorum on the floor after the chamber approved the proposed Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL). President, I raised the question of a quorum,” Drilon said when the session resumed around 2 am. ADVERTISEMENT“How about my Dengvaxia (supplemental budget)?” Senator Loren Legarda, chair of the Senate committee on finance, asked. “We can’t take up anything if we have no quorum, Mr. President,” Drilon said.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer May 30, 2018 18:45 UTC