Published February 20, 2021, 4:07 PM
The proposal to convert the new Senate building into a modern hospital should be left to the discretion of the next batch of senators after the 2022 elections, Senate President Vicente Sotto III said on Saturday, as he also disclosed that its construction has already been delayed due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic.
Senate President Vicente Sotto III (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO)
Sotto was asked in a radio interview to comment on the proposition supported by Presidential Legal Counsel Salvador Panelo to reconsider the construction of the new Senate building in Fort Bonifacio, Taguig City, and turn it into a “five-star hospital” instead.