Senate records show 12-member quorum precedent

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Senate records show 12-member quorum precedent

MANILA – Official Senate journals from 2008 to 2020 show that the chamber has repeatedly recognized a 12-member quorum in conducting official business under certain membership and attendance circumstances, Senate President Pro Tempore Sherwin Gatchalian said Tuesday. Gatchalian said the records support the validity of the June 3 session, where 12 senators were present, noting that the Senate’s own documented history shows that such quorum declarations were not new. “Hindi natin pwedeng baguhin ang kasaysayan. Ang Senate records mismo ang nagpapatunay na hindi na bago ang nangyaring sesyon noong June 3 at ito ay lehitimo (We cannot change history. The Senate […]... Keep on reading: Senate records show 12-member quorum precedent

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