Senate to focus on priority measureshome/News/Nation/Senate to focus on priority measuresSENATE President Vicente Sotto 3rd on Thursday said the senators would focus on the passage of three important bills when the 17th Congress resumes session on May 20 and adjourns sine die on June 7. On Friday, the Senate president reiterated the need to revitalize the Presidential Legislative Liaison Office (PLLO) to ensure better communication between the executive and the legislative branches. The Legislative department does not consult a crystal ball to know,” he said. As he said this, Sotto also expressed doubts that Duterte would have a stronger hold on the Senate after the administration secured a resounding victory in the recently concluded midterm Senate race. Commonwealth Act 146 or the “Public Service Act of 1936” only provides a list and not a definition of public services and no definition of a public utility.

Source: Manila Times May 17, 2019 15:56 UTC