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Keeping the parliament open and functioning: Senate President Vicente Sotto III presides over the meeting of the Asia-Pacific Group (APG) of the Inter-Parliamentary Union, Friday, October 30, 2020. Sotto, the concurrent chairman of the APG, underscored the importance of strengthening cooperation in the global community and upholding democracy and human rights for every citizen. “Dear Colleagues, we meet today under extraordinary times. Despite the limitations imposed by the COVID-19 pandemic, we all continue to try our best to perform our duties and responsibilities to our constituents. We must continue to keep Parliament open and functioning,” Sotto said. (Joseph Vidal/Senate PRIB)