Senate bill on gov't 'rightsizing' changed to 'optimization'
January 25, 2025
|The Philippine Star
The term "rightsizing" in a Senate bill advocating a more strategic approach to improving government operations will now be referred to as "optimization," Senate President Francis Escudero announced.
Escudero said senators would work to ensure that the Senate's Optimization Bill, formerly the Rightsizing National Government Act, is passed before the 19th Congress concludes in June.
Congress, which resumed session last Jan. 13, will take a break on Feb. 7 to make way for the May 2025 midterm elections. Sessions will then resume from June 2 to 13, before adjourning sine die.
"We will try our best (to pass the bill)... the rightsizing has been changed to the optimization bill, as 'rightsizing' was deemed too negative," Escudero told The STAR in Filipino.
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