Manila, Sept. 18 -- The Senate Committee on Public Services on Thursday reopened discussions on the proposed Revised Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) law.

Senator Raffy Tulfo, committee chairperson, moved to adopt the records and proceedings on the measure from the previous Congress.

He said this would save time and resources since the bill had already been extensively deliberated and approved on third and final reading in the Senate during the 19th Congress, although its counterpart at the House of Representatives failed to hurdle the same stage.

"In the interest of conserving valuable government time and resources, I move that all records and proceedings related to the measure on the Revised Philippine Coast Guard Law from the 19th Congr...