Fact Check: Robin Padilla on 'Force Majeure' for Remote Senate Sessions
Padilla said wars, conflict risks and La Niña could justify remote Senate sessions as majority senators seek broader attendance rules.
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'Ano ba naman 'yan': Hontiveros rejects Padilla’s claim on force majeure
Senator Risa Hontiveros on Thursday, May 28, rejected claims by Senator Robin Padilla that global tensions and looming climate threats could justify the Senate’s continued use of virtual attendance.In a television interview on Unang Hirit, Hontiveros stated that lawmakers should instead report physically to work amid pressing national concerns.Hontiveros made the remarks in response to Padilla’s social media posts defending the interpretation of…
Senator Risa Hontiveros criticized Senator Robinhood Padilla's definition and interpretation of "force majeure" or unavoidable/uncontrollable events. In Padilla's post on social media, the senator cited the war in the Middle East that resulted in the oil crisis, the China-Taiwan conflict that could potentially affect the Philippines, and the expected severe El Niño phenomenon as "force majeure." Hontiveros insisted that what Padilla cited cannot…
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