“The peacetime emergency also made Minnesotans eligible for federal hunger-relief funding for 15 months.
While the discussion was occurring, the governor announced he plans to end the peacetime emergency after reaching a deal with the federal government to protect emergency food payments. When passed by the Senate June 25, the bill included an end to all of Walz’s current peacetime emergency declarations on July 1. It was passed 70-63 by the House, as amended, early Wednesday morning and 54-12 by the Senate about an hour later. It also contains a handful of elections provisions, including a process for absentee ballot drop boxes, and policy issues related to veterans.
Mary Kiffmeyer (R-Big Lake), SSHF12/SSSF2* would provide funding - and some increases - for various agencies, boards and commissions. Michael Nelson (DFL-Brooklyn Park) and Sen. In a bit of irony, one of the last bills heading to the governor that would prevent a partial state government shutdown is the omnibus state government finance and policy bill.Īnd the COVID-19 peacetime emergency declared by the governor in March 2020 would end July 1. Metro Manila and other “high risk” areas remain under an enhanced community quarantine until May 15 while a general community quarantine has been imposed on moderate to low-risk provinces since May 1.Īs of Monday afternoon, Philippine health officials have confirmed 9,485 COVID-19 cases in the country.- UPDATED at 2:03 a.m. They would also undergo a PCR-based test for validation of COVID-19 infection. The said employees have already been brought to different hospitals for isolation. 1269208/almost-500-test- positive-for-coronavirus-in- senate-sotto Meanwhile, at least 18 employees of the Senate have tested positive during a COVID-19 rapid test, which was conducted before the resumption of session Monday afternoon. Several of the senators’ staff members have also earlier tested positive for the coronavirus. Meanwhile, Senate Minority Franklin Drilon and Senators Francis Pangilinan, Pia Cayetano, Imee Marcos, Risa Hontiveros, Cynthia Villar and Sonny Angara participated virtually.ĭetained Senator Leila de Lima was not allowed to participate in the session via teleconferencing due to previous Supreme Court rulings which barred detained lawmakers from attending to their duties as legislators, as earlier pointed out by both Sotto and Zubiri.Īt least three senators have so far tested positive for SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, namely Zubiri and Angara and Senator Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III.Īll of them have already recovered but Angara recently disclosed that he again tested positive for the virus.
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The Senate has already put in place safety measures to minimize the risk of infection among senators, their staff as well as other employees of the Senate.Īmong those who physically participated during Monday’s session were Sotto, Zubiri, Senate President Pro Tempore Ralph Recto, and Senators Panfilo Lacson, Lito Lapid, Francis Tolentino, Grace Poe, Ramon “Bong” Revilla Jr., Manny Pacquiao, Sherwin Gatchalian, Christopher “Bong” Go, Ronald “Bato dela Rosa, Joel Villanueva, Nancy Binay and Richard Gordon. He added that senators who would opt to attend the session virtually would need to inform the Senate Secretary or any member of the Secretariat that they would be participating so that their presence can be acknowledged for quorum purposes. “I have the responsibility to ensure that all sessions are conducted as mandated by the Rules of the Senate and by the Constitution,” Sotto said.
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