Nagpunta na lamang sa lounge ang minority bloc senators matapos hindi lumutang sa session hall ang Majority bloc sa ikalawang araw ng sesyon sa Senado.Nagsimula na ang itinakdang oras ng sesyon sa Senado, ngunit 10 senador pa lamang mula sa hanay ng minorya ang nasa Session hall.Samantala, wala pang dumadalo mula sa majority bloc, kabilang si Senador Alan Peter Cayetano, na nakatakda sanang magsilbing presiding
officer ng sesyon. CESAR MORALES
MANILA, Philippines – Ipinag-utos ni Senate President Pro Tempore Sherwin Gatchalian ang heightened security measures sa Senado kasunod ng ulat ng posibleng banta.
Sa memorandum na pinirmahan ni Gatchalian, inatasan ang Senate Sergeant-at-Arms na ipatupad ang mga sumusunod:
Expanded screening and inspection procedures for all persons, vehicles, packages, deliveries, and equipment entering Senate premises
Increased deployment of security personnel and additional security posts
Intensified perimeter security and surveillance
Continuous threat monitoring and vulnerability assessment
Close coordination with law enforcement, intelligence, military, and emergency response units
Heightened security measures are only one of the four preventive safety protocols put in place.
Inatasan din ni Gatchalian ang Senate secretary na “ensure the protection and preservation of Senate records, legislative documents, information systems, and communications infrastructure.”
Ipatutupad din ng Office of Sergeant-at-Arms ang “Temporary No-Visitor Policy.”
“Offices are encouraged to conduct meetings virtually whenever possible, and use telephone, email, or video conferencing platforms for external stakeholder engagements,” ani Gatchalian.
Ang pansamantalang polisiya ay epektibo hanggang sa nananatili ang heightened security protocols.
Binigyang mandato rin ang Senate secretary at sergeant-at-arms na makipag-ugnayan sa opisina ni Gatchalian sa “security developments, threat assessments, incidents affecting the Senate community’s safety and its operations and recommendations for additional protective measures.” RNT/JGC
