Senate passes landmark bills 14 SHARES Share it! Senate President Vicente Sotto III even embraced the criticism as a compliment as he reported on the Upper Chamber’s achievements in a news forum last November. As of December 6, there were 2,126 bills filed in Senate since the 17th Congress started in July 2017 – 37 of them already signed into law by President Duterte. ID systemAlso in March, senators approved the landmark measure setting up a Philippine Identification System (PhilSys), which was signed into law last August. Workers’ welfareThe Senate is yet to pass the measure against practice of contractualization, which PresidnetDuterte had also promised to end.

Source: Manila Bulletin December 17, 2018 16:18 UTC