Published May 4, 2021, 4:17 PM
The House of Representatives is dead set in approving the Bayanihan 3 relief package and will do this swiftly as possible.
Speaker Lord Allan Velasco made this vow as he stressed that the chamber’s leadership is determined at pursuing the measure in order to aid struggling Filipinos and revive the country’s economy that has been devastated by the 2019 coronavirus disease (COVID-19 pandemic) Interviewed on radio, Velasco vowed to push the immediate passage of the bill as soon as it is presented for plenary action on May 17.
The Bayanihan to Arise as One Act or Bayanihan 3 will consolidate six legislative measures aimed at appropriating P405.6 billion economic stimulus that will include P2,000 cash aid to each Filipino.