THE Senate and House of Representatives convened in a joint session on Saturday to deliberate on the proposal of President Rodrigo Duterte to extend martial law until December 31.

Senate President Aquilino Pimentel 3rd and 19 other senators were present for the session at the Batasang Pambansa: Senate President Pro Tempore Ralph Recto, Senate Majority Leader Vicente Sotto 3rd, Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon, Senators Juan Edgardo Angara, Paolo Benigno Aquino 3rd, Joseph Victor Ejercito, Francis Escudero, Richard Gordon, Gregorio Honasan 2nd, Risa Hontiveros, Panfilo Lacson, Loren Legarda, Manuel Pacquiao, Francis Pangilinan, Grace Poe, Joel Villanueva, Cynthia Villar, and Juan Miguel Zubiri.

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