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<p>MANILA — The Senate and House of Representatives opened Monday the second regular session of the 20th Congress, hours before President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. was set to outline his administration&#x27;s legislative agenda in his penultimate State of the Nation Address (SONA). </p><div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe src="https://www.facebook.com/plugins/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FabscbnNEWS%2Fposts%2Fpfbid02iYDdB5pTTtKCeyGLLDhPxUoA6wfQ2qBHNo7246t5VyQ71Msey56Wh3GC1cZUyT7tl&amp;show_text=true&amp;width=500" width="500" height="250" style="border:none;overflow:hidden" scrolling="no" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></div><p>In his address for the session&#x27;s opening, Senate President Sherwin Gatchalian said the chamber&#x27;s &quot;work begins with the economy.&quot; </p><p>&quot;No vision of national progress can take hold while families struggle to meet their basic needs,&quot; he said. </p><p>&quot;The most urgent point of concern, therefore, is getting the Philippine economy back on track. To this end, this Congress will prioritize legislation aimed at invigorating the nation&#x27;s economy in support of this administration&#x27;s objective,&quot; he added. </p><div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/iA2qUDvujFI?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span></div><p>Meanwhile, House Speaker Faustino &quot;Bojie&quot; G. Dy III said &quot;efforts are underway to address inflation, crime, and corruption.&quot; </p><p>&quot;Sa lahat ng ito, katuwang ng ating Pangulo ang Kapulungan ng mga Kinatawan,&quot; he said, noting that 26 priority bills have been passed by the House. </p><div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/vSzmTsatiWw?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span></div><div><em>More details to follow.</em></div>

<p>The Senate and House of Representatives opened Monday the second regular session of the 20th Congress, hours before President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. was set to outline his administration's legislative agenda in his penultimate State of the Nation Address (SONA).</p>

The Senate and House of Representatives opened Monday the second regular session of the 20th Congress, hours before President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. was set to outline his administration's legislative agenda in his penultimate State of the Nation Address (SONA).

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Senate, House open second regular session of 20th Congress

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Published July 27, 2026 10:50 AM PHT

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