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House of Representatives holds special session to honor older adults during May observance
Summary
The Puerto Rico House of Representatives convened a special session May 27 to recognize older adults for their civic and community contributions; lawmakers read motions, presented honorees and delivered remarks emphasizing the social and civic value of an aging population.
The House of Representatives of Puerto Rico held a special session on May 27, 2025, at the hemicycle in San Juan to honor older adults as part of the island’s May observance of Older Adults Month. The session opened at 11:36 a.m., included an invocation and a reading of a congratulatory motion, and concluded with a group photograph and a note that the regular legislative session would resume at 1:00 p.m.
Representante Víctor Parés Otero read a motion “para felicitar y reconocer” a la homenajeada principal, Raquel Santiago Hernández, y a otros homenajeados en ocasión del mes del adulto mayor; Parés dijo que la Cámara aprobó la moción y que ésta “se firma y se sella” con fecha del 15 de mayo de 2025. The motion as read highlighted the life, trajectory and public contributions of older adults and framed the month of May as “una ocasión…
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