LEADERS of the country’s top business organizations have pushed for congressional amendments to the 85-year-old Public Service Act . Both the Senate and the House of Representatives have already passed on third reading their respective bills seeking to amend the PSA, otherwise known as Commonwealth Act 146.
Starting February 5, the 18th Congress will go on recess for three and a half months to give way to the official campaign season for the May 9 elections and the subsequent canvassing of ballots. During the 109-day period, business is put on hold and many congressmen take advantage of the long break to campaign in their constituencies or go on vacations abroad.
Last December 6 to 15, the HRET revision committee conducted a manual recount of the ballots, which showed that Villafuerte’s lead of 23,132 votes overcame the 2019 tally with Bordado leading by 21,625 votes. This means that Bordado is not the legitimate congressman representing the said district and should be replaced by a caretaker that House Speaker Lord Allan Jay Q. Velasco shall appoint.