Senate suspends plenary session until Wednesday

March 9, 2020

The Senate suspended its plenary session on Monday and will resume on Wednesday.

Senate President Tito Sotto approved the suspension. Sessions will resume at 1 pm, March 11 as hearings at the Commission on Appointments are set.

Senate Majority Leader Juan Miguel Zubiri said suspending the sessions for a day''will help in the avoidance of COVID-19 (coronavirus disease 2019).''  

But two committtee hearings will be held on Tuesday.

These are a review on the Bangsamoro Law, chaired by Senator Francis Tolentino, and on Chinese firms' stake in the National Grid Corp. of the Philippines, chaired by Senator Sherwin Gatchalian. DMS