Published December 18, 2020, 11:52 AM
Senator Juan Edgardo “Sonny’’ M. Angara today said workers affected by the disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic would continue to receive assistance from the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) next year as a result of the interventions made by Congress in the proposed 2021 P4.5 trillion national budget.
Sen. Sonny Angara
(Alexis Nueva España/Senate PRIB)
Angara, chairman of the Senate finance committee, explained that members of Congress were all in agreement that the workers affected by the pandemic should continue to receive some form of assistance from the government in 2021 because many of them are still without jobs.