The Senate has ratified the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership, with 20 senators voting for Senate Resolution No. 485. | DFernandezINQ
“A two-thirds vote of all the members of the Senate is required in order to make valid and effective any treaty or international agreement per Article 7, Section 31 of the Constitution,” Deputy Majority Leader JV Ejercito said.
To explain her vote, Hontiveros said she was not convinced that RCEP would benefit the country and that it would not put public health at risk. “These represent millions of Filipinos who say that our country is not ready for this deal, that we already obtain the benefits from our other agreements, and that we even stand to lose. The calculations for me are simple, Mr. President. Our agriculture is down. We have not recovered from the pandemic. This is not the time for RCEP,” Hontiveros said in a mix of English and Filipino.
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