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Proposed Dep’t of Disaster Resilience unlikely to be passed by 18th Congress — Sotto

January 18, 2022 by newsinfo.inquirer.net Leave a Comment

Proposed Dep't of Disaster Resilience unlikely to be passed by 18th Congress — Sotto

Senate President Vicente Sotto III | Contributed photo

MANILA, Philippines — The proposed creation of the Department of Disaster Resilience (DDR) may not be passed before the 18th Congress adjourns, Senate President Vicente Sotto III.

Sotto said that the bill proposing the department's creation still needs to undergo "heavy interpellation" in the Senate.

"Mabigat pa. Mabigat ang interpellation, baka hindi na umabot 'yun, baka next Congress na nila pi-pick up 'yun (The interpellation remains intense, it might not make it on time. Maybe it will be picked up in the next Congress)," Sotto told reporters.

The House of Representatives approved the proposed DDR in September 2020, which was among President Rodrigo Duterte's priority measures.

Under the bill, DDR will be the primary agency "responsible, accountable, and liable for leading, managing, and organizing national efforts to prevent and reduce disaster risks; prepare for and respond to disasters; and recover, rehabilitate and build forward better after the destruction."

READ: House OKs creation of Department of Disaster Resilience

Meanwhile, Sotto said among the measures still being pushed in the Senate are the Marawi compensation bill and the measure providing additional benefits for health workers.

In addition, the Senate has yet to act on three treaties—the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) Agreement, the 1961 Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness, and the Arms Trade Treaty.

"We could not approve it on the same day anyway, so we will have two weeks to do that. But I think by Monday we will able to ratify these treaties. And if third reading is necessary, we have enough time to do that," Sotto said.

Sotto likewise said there is still a "very good chance" that the Senate will pass the Financial Consumer Protection Act.

"If sponsored on Monday and if interpellations are not too heavy, baka (probably) by Tuesday or Wednesday ma-approve namin on second reading, then we have another week," Sotto said.

"So, yung  three-day rule pasok, puwedeng ipa-approve 'yun on third reading," he added.

(When the three-day rule kicks in, it can be approved on third reading.)

The Senate has suspended plenary sessions and on-site work this week in light of 88 active COVID-19 cases among its employees and will only allow minimal staff in its building in Pasay City.

READ: Senate suspends sessions, on-site work as 88 employees sick with COVID-19

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