19th Congress resumes in refurbished halls

MANILA, Philippines — A “grand stage for another historic presidential address,” as House Speaker Martin Romualdez described it, was what President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. entered on Monday when he delivered his third State of the Nation Address (Sona), while senators also walked into a newly renovated Senate building with the resumption of the 19th Congress.

Guests of the presidential address finally saw this “grand stage” up close—a major facelift of the Batasang Pambansa complex, home to the 300-strong House, to the cost of P20 million.

Among the biggest changes were the North and South Wing’s fully renovated lobbies—now fully air-conditioned hallways with glass doors.

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