Senate work to push through despite Palace’s cancellation memo

MANILA, Philippines — Work at the Senate will push through on Tuesday despite the Palace’s cancellation of classes and work in government offices in Metro Manila due to tropical storm Enteng.

In an advisory, Senate Secretary Atty. Renato Bantug said Senate President Francis Escudero has instructed that work at the upper chamber be resumed on Tuesday in view of the various scheduled committee hearings and plenary session.

“Secretariat officers and employees whose services are essential and necessary for the conduct of the hearings and session are required to report for work tomorrow,” the advisory reads.

READ: Work in Senate suspended due to Tropical Storm Enteng

“The heads of the following offices: OSAA, Legislation, LBRMO, STSRO, MGSB, EDP-MIS, PRIB, Medical and Dental Bureau, and SMU are directed to ensure the presence of personnel that shall assist in tomorrow’s committee hearings and plenary session. Those so required to report for work shall be entitled to compensatory time off,” it adds.

The Senate secretary said all other Secretariat employees need not report for work.

“Senate Proper employees may or may not be required to report for work at the discretion of their respective principals,” the advisory states.

Bantug said another advisory will be issued should changes occur.

Work at the upper chamber has been suspended on Monday due to tropical storm Enteng.

At 10 p.m., the state weather bureau said weather disturbance’s center was seen in the vicinity of Rizal, Kalinga.

It has maximum sustained winds of 85 kilometers per hour near the center and gustiness of up to 140 km/h.

It is expected to continue moving northwestward over northern Cordillera Administrative Region tonight and is expected to emerge over the northwestern portion of Ilocos Region by Tuesday morning, Sept. 3.

On the track forecast, this tropical cyclone may exit the Philippine Area of Responsibility on Wednesday morning, Sept. 4.