‘Aquino allies in Congress panicked over possible veto override’
‘Aquino allies in Congress panicked over possible veto override’
Senior citizens awaiting House of Representatives’ session especially on overriding the vetoed SSS P2000 pension hike (Photo by Mon Ramirez)
“This means the Majority did not have the votes to quell the override and decided to even sacrifice the passage of their priority bills like the PPP bill, just to avoid losing the vote on override.”
By MARYA SALAMAT
Bulatlat.com
MANILA – Senior citizens who joined the picket protest by workers and women’s groups at the House of Representatives last Wednesday, February 3, expressed outrage at the abrupt adjournment of the day’s session.
They were barred at first from entering the Lower House’s session hall, then made to fall in line for what many decried as overly strict security check, and when finally allowed entry, the lawmakers soon suspended the day’s session around 5 p.m., then adjourned it altogether nearly three hours later without the House Speaker saying his closing remarks at the podium.
It was the last working day for lawmakers before the start of the election campaign season. The sudden adjournment was greeted with jeers from the floor by senior citizens and pensioners who flocked to the gallery that day.
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