THE House of Representatives buckled down to deliberate on the 2021 national budget as it finally opened the special session at about 3:25 p.m. on Tuesday.

The special session commenced after the speakership row finally ended with the formal election of Marinduque Rep. Lord Allan Velasco and the resignation of Alan Peter Cayetano.

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