Published April 6, 2021, 11:55 AM
President Rodrigo Duterte should call for a special session in order for Congress to start tackling the proposed law that seeks to curb the staggering unemployment rate in the Philippines brought about by the harsh impact of the COVID-19 to the economy.
Senator Franklin Drilon
(Senate of the Philippines / FILE PHOTO)
Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon on Tuesday, April 6, said it is high time the Congress starts immediate discussions on the proposed Bayanihan to Arise As One Act or Bayanihan 3 in light of the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) imposed by the government to control the sudden uptick in COVID-19 cases.
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Speaker Lord Allan Velasco
(Lord Allan Velasco’s Office / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN)
Authored by Speaker Lord Allan Velasco, House Bill 8628 or the proposed Bayanihan to Arise As One Act has won solid backing from 162 members of the House supermajority, minority and independent blocs.
Lawmakers manifested their support amid criticisms hurled by former Speaker and Taguig-Pateros Rep. Alan Peter Cayetano against HB 8628 which Velasco co-authored with Marikina City Rep. Stella Luz Quimbo.
Cayetano said the Velasco-Quimbo proposal “might not be approved in time to help those who need it the most,” referring to thousands of Filipinos who lost their jobs or were displaced economically by the adverse effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.