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Senate spots P1 billion insertion for new roads and comfort rooms
By Fernan Angeles THE Senate contingent in the bicameral conference for Bayanihan 2 spotted a P1 billion fund insertion by the House of Representatives wanting to construct additional comfort rooms and streets. “Ito ang mahabang diskusyon na nangyari dahil ang ibig ng mga kongresista ay ilagay ito sa pagpapatayo ng kubeta at kalsada habang ang…
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House approves second ‘Bayanihan’ bill
By Fernan Angeles OVERWHELMING best describes the manner in which the House of Representatives approved the Bayanihan to Recover as One Act or Bayanihan 2, outlining P162 billion-worth of response interventions to help the country recover from the COVID-19 crisis and boost the economy. With a vote of 242 in the affirmative, six in the…