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Negros Occidental 3rdDistrict Rep. Francisco “Kiko” Benitez assured the government is continuing its housing production programs to provide adequate housing to poor families even though there have been travel restrictions imposed to curb the spike of the coronavirus cases.
“Oo naman.. there are housing projects that are continuing despite the pandemic. Pero syempre (but of course, there’s a) slowdown, there’s a slowdown but it hasn’t completely stopped,” Benitez said during the Ugnayan sa Batasan virtual forum.
Benitez, who heads the housing panel, acknowledged that while there are many existing projects that have been left in the open, an active House oversight committee is committed to look into these abandoned properties.
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Pangasinan Rep. Christopher de Venecia, chairman of the House Committee on Creative Industry and Performing Arts, filed House Bill No. 8428 or the proposed Film and Live Events Recovery Act to amend Section 140 (a) of Republic Act No. 7160, otherwise known as the Local Government Code of 1991 as amended by RA No. 9640.
“While both the live events and movie industries employ around 760,000 workers, and generate no less than P100 billion per annum for the national economy, with local governments taking a piece of that pie, it is important to evaluate the amusement tax in light of COVID-19,” he said.