For the last time, former Senate president Juan Miguel Zubiri on Tuesday was allowed to bang the gavel during the Senate plenary session to approve the measures that were shepherded under his leadership.
The proposed New Government Procurement Act was approved with 23 affirmative votes, zero negative votes, and no abstention.The bill was approved in second and third reading on the same day as it was certified as urgent by President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr.
New Government Procurement Act Chiz Escudero Senate Presidency
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