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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…
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COVID-19 war may take longer, says gov’t
By Fernan Angeles THE government urged the public to be prudent in spending limited resources as the adverse economic effects of the global pandemic may take longer than they thought. Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez went as far as likening the government’s war against the COVID-19, to how pro-boxer, now Senator Manny Pacquiao trains for an…
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Duterte allies, opposition solons unite to okay bill on Bayanihan 2
By Fernan Angeles IN what appears to be another first under the Duterte regime, leaders of political parties and party-list organizations at the House of Representatives are seen agreeing on one thing – the need to have stand on the same road towards recovery. In signing a manifesto reaffirming their commitment to approve the proposed…