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Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte is poised to capitalize on his popularity to push for pandemic recovery measures that could bolster his candidate in next year s election. In his last annual address to Congress on Monday, Duterte is expected to urge lawmakers to pass bills to complete his tax agenda. Legislators will await Duterte s directives on any further stimulus for pandemic recovery and on pending revenue bills, including proposed taxes on online casinos, House ways and means committee chairperson Joey Salceda said. Senators will prioritize measures to further open the economy to foreign investors, Senate President Vicente Sotto said at a briefing Monday. Meanwhile, the House will focus on next year s budget that will aid in the nation s pandemic fight, Speaker Lord Allan Velasco said in a speech.

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