BINUKSAN ni Senate President Vicente Sotto III ang 3rd Regular Session ng 18th Congress sa Senado na pisikal na dinaluhan ng 14 mambabatas bago sila tumungo sa mababang kapulungan upang dumalo sa huling State of the Nation Address (SONA) ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte.
Bukod kay Sotto, dumalo sa sesyon sina Senador Nancy Binay, Pia S. Cayetano, Risa Hontiveros, Joel Villanueva, Francis “Tol” N. Tolentino, Panfilo “Ping” M. Lacson, Christopher Lawrence T. Go, Ronald “Bato” M. Dela Rosa, Ramon Bong Revilla Jr., Majority Leader Juan Miguel “Migz” F. Zubiri, Minority Leader Franklin
M. Drilon at Sen. Win Gatchalian.
Dumalo naman sa virtual hybrid session sina Senate President Pro Tempore Ralph G. Recto, Senators Richard J. Gordon, Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III, Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan, Cynthia A. Villar, Grace L. Poe, Imee R. Marcos at Juan Edgardo “Sonny” Angara.
Samantala, pinangunahan naman ni Dela Rosa ang opening prayer ng pagbubukas ng sesyon.
“We prayed for God’s divine guidance and enlightenment in building a nation that is free from discord and conflict, peaceful and progressive that every Filipino is truly proud of,” ayon kay Dela Rosa. (ESTONG REYES)
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