Sen. Panfilo Lacson on Monday urged the Senate to "rethink" its proposed time frame for passing the 2019 national budget, saying it would be "impossible to accomplish" with so many items that need to be tackled. According to Lacson, the 271 items on the agenda will be "impossible" to take up before the close the period of interpellation this Friday, Dec. 7. "There are 271 items on the agenda, meaning agencies and offices," Lacson said in a speech. "Even assuming that we work 24 hours a day, Mr. President, 271 divided by 72 hours, which is the equivalent of three days, we have to tackle 3.76 agencies in one hour." "Translated into minutes -- 60 minutes -- which is the equival...
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