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Puerto Rico House holds special session honoring mothers; lawmakers urge stronger supports
Summary
The Puerto Rico House of Representatives held a special session May 8 to honor Mother’s Day, read Law No. 25 (1915) and recognize several named mothers. Lawmakers used the ceremony to call for expanded health, childcare and workplace protections for mothers; no formal legislative votes were taken during the session.
The Puerto Rico House of Representatives convened a special session on May 8, 2025, to honor mothers across the island, read the statute that established Mother’s Day in Puerto Rico and recognize a series of invited honorees. The ceremony ran from late morning into early afternoon and included an invocation, a musical performance by the Coro de Niños de SER de Puerto Rico and remarks by legislators from multiple parties.
Lawmakers opened the session by reading the text of Law No. 25 (March 11, 1915), which designates the second Sunday of May each year as Mother’s Day in Puerto Rico. The reading was followed by tributes to invited mothers from several municipalities and by personal remarks from representatives who framed the ceremony as both an expression of gratitude and a moment to highlight policy needs.
The session’s nut graf: although primarily ceremonial, several speakers used their allotted remarks to call for…
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