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LOOK: Newly renovated House plenary hall

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<p>The House of Representatives on Wednesday unveiled the newly renovated plenary hall, a few days before President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. delivers his first State of the Nation Address. </p><p>According to House Secretary General Mark Llandro Mendoza, the renovation of the decades-old hall and other enhancements in the complex were the initiative of Marinduque district Rep. Lord Allan Velasco in the previous congress.</p><p>The renovation includes increasing the floor space to accommodate physical distancing protocols still in effect due to the COVID-19 pandemic.</p><p>Here are some photos of the Batasang Pambansa in its previous and current iteration.</p><div class="media-content"><div class="slider-for"><div><img src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2022/news/07/20/batasan-sona-preps-md-1.jpg"/></div><div><img src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2022/news/07/20/batasan-sona-preps-md-2.jpg"/></div><div><img src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2022/news/07/20/batasan-sona-preps-md-3.jpg"/></div><div><img src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2022/news/07/20/batasan-sona-preps-md-4.jpg"/></div><div><img src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2022/news/07/20/batasan-sona-preps-md-5.jpg"/></div><div><img src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2022/news/07/20/batasan-sona-preps-md-6.jpg"/></div></div><div class="slider-desc"><div class="item-desc"><p>The Batasang Pambansa during President Benigno III’s State of the Nation Address (SONA) on July 28, 2014. <cite>Benhur Arcayan, Malacanang Photo Bureau</cite></p></div><div class="item-desc"><p>President Rodrigo Duterte delivers his first SONA at the Batasang Pambansa on Monday July 25, 2016. <cite>Alberto Alcain, PPD</cite></p></div><div class="item-desc"><p>The plenary hall during President Duterte’s SONA on July 22, 2019. <cite>Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News </cite></p></div><div class="item-desc"><p>The plenary hall during the canvassing of votes for President and Vice President at on May 24, 2022. <cite>Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News </cite></p></div><div class="item-desc"><p>The newly-renovated plenary hall on July 20, 2022, a few days before President Ferdinand Marcos Jr delivers his SONA. <cite>Mark Demayo, ABS-CBN News</cite></p></div><div class="item-desc"><p>The newly-renovated plenary hall on July 20, 2022, a few days before President Ferdinand Marcos Jr delivers his SONA. <cite>Mark Demayo, ABS-CBN News</cite></p></div></div></div>

The House of Representatives on Wednesday unveiled the renovated plenary hall, days before the President delivers the State of the Nation Address.