Calling the Congress of the Philippines to a Special Session
Proclamation No. 933, issued by President Rodrigo Roa Duterte on March 21, 2020, calls for a special session of the Philippine Congress on March 23, 2020, to authorize the President to exercise necessary powers in response to the COVID-19 national emergency. This proclamation aims to provide the government with the flexibility to access funds and enhance its response to the pandemic while ensuring the continuation of basic services to the populace. It follows earlier proclamations that declared a state of public health emergency and a state of calamity across the country. The measure underscores the government's commitment to addressing the urgent challenges posed by the COVID-19 crisis.
Law Information
- Reference Number
- Proclamation No. 933
- Date Enacted
- Category
- Presidential Issuances
- Subcategory
- Presidential Proclamations
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
March 21, 2020
PROCLAMATION NO. 933
CALLING THE CONGRESS OF THE PHILIPPINES TO A SPECIAL SESSION
Pursuant to the powers vested in me under Section 15, Article VI of the Constitution, I, RODRIGO ROA DUTERTE, President of the Philippines, do hereby call the Congress of the Philippines to a special session on March 23, 2020 or as soon as practicable to authorize the President to exercise powers necessary to carry out urgent measures to meet the current national emergency relating to the Corona Virus Disease (COVID-19); to provide ample latitude to utilize appropriate funds to strengthen governmental response against the threat of the said disease; and to continue providing basic services to the people, in addition to the urgent and critical measures implemented pursuant to Proclamation Nos. 922 and 929, series of 2020, declaring a state of public health emergency and a state of calamity throughout the Philippines.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the Republic of the Philippines to be affixed.
DONE in the City of Manila, this 21st day of March, in the year of Our Lord, Two Thousand and Twenty.
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Calling the Congress of the Philippines to a Special Session, Proclamation No. 933, Mar 21, 2020 (Philippines)
Calling the Congress of the Philippines to a Special Session, Proclamation No. 933 (Phil. 2020)
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