Senators express dismay over President Rodrigo Duterte's veto of the security of tenure bill, noting the measure was certified as urgent months before.
saying that though it was a much watered down version of what they wanted, the measure was still"better than nothing."
The veto was unexpected given how Duterte had certified the bill as urgent and asked Congress to pass it during his 2018 State of the Nation Address . Senate President Vicente Sotto III said that if the bill would be refiled in the 18th Congress, it would be included in priority measures of the Senate.
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