Marcos calls Congress to special session on June 17

(UPDATE) PRESIDENT Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has called on both chambers of Congress to convene for a special session, setting the stage for an end to the bitter leadership dispute in the Senate that has paralyzed its legislative work. In Proclamation 1318, the president called on the House of Representatives and the Senate to assemble on June 17 and urgently act on priority legislation aimed at strengthening social protection, expanding access to education and health care, and providing greater supp