“Sarap ng buhay, sarap ng buhay, ganto na lang tayo palagi ha?”
[Life is good, life is good, I hope we’re like this all the time.]
Senator Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa joked around as he bade goodbye to his colleagues after a nearly two-hour “hybrid” plenary session on Tuesday.
During the session, the Senate only tackled two measures: Senate Bill No. 1318 which seeks to amend the Organic Agriculture Act of 2010 and Senate Bill No. 1541 which proposes to amend Republic Act No. 7797 or “An Act to Lengthen the School Calendar from Two Hundred (200) Days to Not More Than Two Hundred Twenty (220) Class Days.”
“Kaya nasabi kong ang sarap nang buhay kasi mas mabilis ang talakayan ng bills kapag naka-(WebEx) kami at mas maaga matapos ang session,” Dela Rosa explained to reporters.
[The reason I said that was because our discussions on the bills were faster as we used WebEx and the session was suspended early.]
“Sa tingin ko mas efficient ang session via (WebEx) basta maganda lang ang wifi signal ng attendees,” he added.
[I think conducting the session via WebEx was more efficient provided that the wifi signal of the attendees are stable)]
The Senate earlier shifted to “hybrid” plenary sessions and committee hearings as the coronavirus pandemic triggered restrictions in Metro Manila and other parts of the country.
