Water dept., budget: What to expect from Congress’ last leg in 2019

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Congress will be on its last seven weeks for 2019 when it resumes sessions tomorrow. Here’s what to expect.

Zubiri said the Senate is eyeing to pass the fiscal plan on third reading by the last week of November so both chambers can thresh out differences in their versions at the bicameral conference committee by the first week of December. The Senate leader also hopes that Congress can ratify the budget that same week.to postpone the barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan polls set for May 2020.

Aside from the postponement of the barangay and SK polls, Romualdez said the House is also set to approve on final reading a joint resolution that seeks toof the maintenance and capital outlays allotted for 2019 to the end of 2020. This measure has no counterpart in the Senate. The lower chamber is also targeting to approve before the year ends a proposal to give free legal assistance to Armed Forces of the Philippines officers and personnel who are charged in connection with the performance of their duties. This measure is pending at the committee level in the House and the Senate.

 

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