The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has dismissed the electoral protest filed against Taguig Mayor Lino Cayetano by his rival in the 2019 elections due to lack of evidence.
Published February 4, 2021 9:26am By ERWIN COLCOL, GMA News Former Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano and his allies have filed a measure seeking to grant additional cash assistance to families affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. In House Bill 8697, Cayetano and six other lawmakers proposed to create the Bangon Pamilyang Pilipino (BPP) Assistance Program, which will provide beneficiaries with P1,500 cash assistance per family member or P10,000 per household, whichever is higher. “This bill ensures that each and every Filipino is given additional assistance, in recognition that we all have been affected by the pandemic, economic setbacks, and all the hardships brought about in the year 2020,” the authors said in the bill s explanatory note.