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Perfect attendance: 6 senators who attended all regular sessions
Perfect attendance: 6 senators who attended all regular sessions
Sherrie Ann Torres,
ABS-CBN News
Published Sep 03, 2021 11:04 AM PHT
Senators arrive at the session hall wearing face masks for the hybrid opening of the 2nd Regular Session of the 18th Congress Monday, July 27, 2020. Joseph Vidal, Senate PRIB/File
MANILA—Six senators recorded perfect attendance during the first and second session of 18th Congress, a document from the chamber has showed.
Senators Franklin Drilon, Sherwin Gatchalian, Risa Hontiveros, Vicente Sotto III, Joel Villanueva, and Juan Miguel Zubiri were present for all plenary sessions from from July 22, 2019 to Sept.1, 2021, according to records from the upper House.
"I’m accountable to those who trusted me with my position. Therefore, it’s incumbent upon me to work diligently come hell or high water," Sotto said in a statement.
The first regular session of the 18th Congress had 67 sessions and ran from July 22, 2019 to June 4, 2020 while the second regular session, covering July 27, 2020 to June 3, 2021, had 69 sessions.
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The third regular session, which ran from July 26, 2021 to Aug. 25, 2021, has so far conducted 8 sessions.
Among those who have missed regular sessions via mere absence or sick leave during the more than 2-year stretch of the 18th Congress are:
Sen. Manny Pacquiao with 10 absences and 2 sick leaves
Sen. Francis Pangilinan with 6 absences and 2 sick leaves
Sen. Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III with 4 absences
Sen. Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa with 4 sick leaves
Below are the breakdown of the senators’ attendance, divided during the 3 regular sessions of the Senate:
FIRST REGULAR SESSION OF THE 18TH CONGRESS Total number of roll calls: 67
ABSENT:
2 - Sen. Pia Cayetano 1- Sen. Panfilo Lacson 1 - Sen. Imee Marcos 2 - Sen. Manny Pacquiao 4 - Sen. Francis Pangilinan 4 - Sen. Koko Pimentel 2 - Sen. Grace Poe 2 - Sen. Ralph Recto 1 - Sen. Francis Tolentino 2 - Sen. Cynthia Villar
SICK LEAVE:
1 - Sen. Pia Cayetano 2 - Sen. Manny Pacquiao 2 - Sen. Francis Pangilinan
OFFICIAL MISSION:
1- Sen. Sonny Angara (LOCAL) 1- Sen. Pia Cayetano (LOCAL) 1- Sen. Christopher “Bong” Go (ABROAD) 1- Sen. Richard Gordon (ABROAD) 2 - Sen. Lito Lapid (LOCAL) 4 - Sen. Lito Lapid (ABROAD) 1 - Sen. Manny Pacquiao (LOCAL) 3 - Sen. Francis Pangilinan (LOCAL) 1 - Sen. Ramon Revilla, Jr. (LOCAL) 3 - Sen. Ramon Revilla, Jr. (ABROAD)
PERFECT ATTENDANCE:
Sen. Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa Sen. Franklin Drilon Sen. Sherwin Gatchalian Sen. Risa Hontiveros Sen. Vicente Sotto III Sen. Joel Villanueva Sen. Juan Miguel Zubiri
SECOND REGULAR SESSION OF THE 18TH CONGRESS Total number of roll calls: 69
ABSENT:
2 - Sen. Francis Pangilinan 2- Sen. Ralph Recto
SICK LEAVE:
4 - Sen. Ronald dela Rosa
OFFICIAL MISSION:
1 - Sen. Richard Gordon
PERFECT ATTENDANCE:
Sen. Sonny Angara Sen. Nancy Binay Sen. Pia Cayetano Sen. Franklin Drilon Sen. Sherwin Gatchalian Sen. Christopher Lawrence Go Sen. Risa Hontiveros Sen. Panfilo Lacson Sen. Lito Lapid Sen. Imee Marcos Sen. Manny Pacquiao Sen. Koko Pimentel Sen. Grace Poe Sen. Ramon Revilla Sen. Tito Sotto III Sen. Francis Tolentino Sen. Joel Villanueva Sen. Cynthia Villar Sen. Juan Miguel Zubiri
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