Lawmaking not always a serious undertaking

IN keeping with the call of President Duterte for a change, this Congress Insider will tackle the less serious—and seldom reported—aspect of lawmaking. If you’ll say I also fell victim to the so-called “Duterte-effect” with this sudden change, I plead guilty. Anyway, here are the funniest, most outrageous anecdotes I have collected in my almost 40 years of covering the legislature, starting with the Interim Batasang Pambansa.

Panic time for bill sponsor