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Ni ESTONG REYES
MATAPOS sipain bilang Senate President, ibinigay ni Senate President Francis Escudero ang committee on economic affairs kay Senador Juan Miguel Zubiri, kasabay ng pagtatalaga sa mga kaalyado ng dating lider ng Senado sa iba’t ibang komite.
Kabilang sa mga nabigyan ng committee chairmanship sina Senador Sonny Angara (Committee on Justice and Human Rights); Nancy Binay (Committee on Sustainable Goals), Pia Cayetano (Committee on Energy), JV Ejercito (Committee on Local Government), Lito Lapid (Committee on Tourism), at Imee Marcos (Urban Planning Housing and Resettlement).
Pasok din sa mga hinirang sa iba’t-ibang komite sina Francis Tolentino (Committee on Ethics and Privileges), Raffy Tulfo (Committee on Public Services) Joel Villanueva (Committee on Labor, Employment and Human Resources Development) at Mark Villar (Committee on Government Corporations and Public Enterprises).
Pangungunahan naman ni Senador Alan Peter Cayetano and Committee on Accounts, Committee on Trade and Industry, at ang Committee on Higher, Technical and Vocational Education.
Napunta naman kay Senador Jinggoy Estrada ang pwesto ng Senate Pro Tempore.
“Everyone should have a committee and former Senate President Zubiri expressed to me their desire to have committees and to work. I wholly agree dahil kailangan naman talaga namin ng makakatulong,” ayon kay Escudero.
“There are over 45 committees if I’m not mistaken, at 24 lang kami,” wika ng Senate chief sa isang pulong-balitaan.
Nakatakdang ipahayag ni Escudero ang iba pang pagbabago sa committee chairmanship sa mga susunod na araw.
