The Philippine legislature, with majority of both chambers allied with the Marcos administration, should exercise its authority as an independent body in keeping watch over the foreign policy decisions of the executive branch, analysts said at the weekend
February 5, 2023 | 7:00 pm
PRESIDENT FERDINAND R. MARCOS JR. delivered his first State of the Nation Address during the joint session of the 19th Congress at the Batasan complex in Quezon City, July 25, 2022. — PHILIPPINE STAR/KRIZ JOHN ROSALES THE PHILIPPINE legislature, with majority of both chambers allied with the Marcos administration, should exercise its authority as an independent body in keeping watch over the foreign policy decisions of the executive branch, analysts said at the weekend.The legislature is expected to play an important role in deliberating the viability and long-term repercussions of an emerging foreign policy or bilateral/multilateral agreement,Arjan P.
Under Philippine law, international treaties and agreements require a majority vote of the Senate for concurrence before ratification. Jaime P. Naval, who teaches political science at the University of the Philippines, said in a Zoom interview thatMr. Naval noted that while the executive branch, led by the president, is the
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