House approves Bayanihan 3 on third reading By ANNA FELICIA BAJO, GMA News
Published June 1, 2021 4:13pm
Updated June 1, 2021 5:01pm The House of Representatives on Tuesday approved on third and final reading the Bayanihan 3 stimulus package, which seeks to provide P401 billion worth of interventions to help Filipinos recover from the COVID-19 pandemic. Voting 238-0-1, the lower chamber approved House Bill 9411 or the proposed Bayanihan to Arise As One Act. The said measure aims to extend financial assistance worth P2,000 to all Filipinos, regardless of their status in life, in two tranches. A total of P216 billion was allotted for the cash assistance which will be given to all 108 million Filipinos.