WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
The Senate and the House of Representatives are opening their sessions for the 19th Congress at 10 am (Manila time) on Monday, July 25, a few hours before President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. is to deliver his first State of the Nation Address.
District and party-list representatives are expected to formally elect Marcos’ cousin and Leyte 1st District Representative Martin Romualdez as House speaker, while senators are set to choose Marcos-allied senator Juan Miguel Zubiri as Senate president.
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LATEST UPDATES
Acceptance speech of Senate President Pro Tempore Loren Legarda
Senator Loren Legarda gives her acceptance speech after being elected as the Senate President Pro Tempore during the opening of the 19th Congress on Monday, July 25.
Acceptance speech of Senate President Migz Zubiri
In his acceptance speech as the new Senate President, Juan Miguel Zubiri on Monday, July 25, gives a glimpse of how he would want the chamber to run under a Marcos presidency: vigilant against laws that could potentially harm the people, but cooperative with the President’s legislative agenda.
WATCH: Sara Duterte arrives at House for opening of 19th Congress
Ilocos Norte 1st District Representative Sandro Marcos and Leyte 1st District Representative Martin Romualdez greet Vice President Sara Duterte upon her arrival at the House of Representatives on Monday, July 25, before the opening of the 19th Congress.
