Lawmakers will be resorting to teleconferencing to conduct plenary sessions and committee hearings during the COVID-19 pandemic. COVID19PH
'NEW NORMAL'. Only 20 lawmakers are allowed to physically attend the special session on March 23, 2020, which was convened in the middle of the coronavirus crisis. File photo by Darren Langit/Rappler
House Secretary General Luis Montales issued on Friday, May 1, the guidelines on the lower chamber’s operations amid the health crisis, a copy of which was sent to repoters on Sunday, May 3.Committee hearings, technical working group meetings, administrative meetings, political caucuses, and press conferences will be conducted through a teleconferencing app as well.
All those entering Batasan will be required to wear a face mask as well as apply alcohol or sanitizers and use the footwear disinfection mat upon entry. Their body temperature will be checked as well.
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