Two members, who have been opposing the controversial divorce bill, have questioned the legitimacy of the measure’s passage on May 22, saying it was approved only by a “minority vote.”
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For his part, Velasco explained that before the adjournment of session last Wednesday, it turned out that there were affirmative votes that were not recorded by the secretariat. “You knew I was right. You lost the vote. You massaged it after. How do you sleep at night doing what you do? You want to pass a debatable bill, do it properly,” he maintained.
Villanueva added this means the bill was approved “only due to an ambiguity in the rules of voting procedures in the House.” Your chance to win nearly half a billion-dollar US mega millions jackpot now!A tribute to all #1Moms whose love is more than words Davao City Rep. Paolo Duterte wants Congress to investigate extrajudicial killings and human rights abuses in the country over the past 25 years.
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