Calling the Congress of the Philippines to a Special Session
Proclamation No. 1027, issued by President Rodrigo Roa Duterte on October 9, 2020, calls for a special session of the Congress of the Philippines from October 13 to 16, 2020. The purpose of this session is to resume deliberations on the proposed 2021 national budget to ensure timely passage and avoid further delays. This action is taken in accordance with the powers granted under the Philippine Constitution. The proclamation emphasizes the need for adherence to constitutional and legal procedures regarding the budgetary process.
Law Information
- Reference Number
- Proclamation No. 1027
- Date Enacted
- Category
- Presidential Issuances
- Subcategory
- Presidential Proclamations
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
October 9, 2020
PROCLAMATION NO. 1027
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 13 October 2020 to 16 October 2020 in order to resume the congressional deliberations on the proposed 2021 national budget and to avoid any further delays on the prompt passage thereof in accordance with the Constitution and applicable laws, rules, and regulations.
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 9th day of October, in the year of Our Lord, Two Thousand and Twenty.
Published in the Official Gazette, Vol. 116, No. 42, p. 6638 on October 19, 2020.
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Calling the Congress of the Philippines to a Special Session, Proclamation No. 1027, Oct 9, 2020 (Philippines)
Calling the Congress of the Philippines to a Special Session, Proclamation No. 1027 (Phil. 2020)
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