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Pangan: A huge stimulus package

Filipinos might just hold on to an "empty promise" if another Bayanihan law is passed without enough funding, Senator Grace Poe said on Thursday. Sen. Grace Poe “I would like to know where we will be able to source the funding for that,” Poe said even as she assured her support to initiatives

Rep. Alan Peter Cayetano (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) In a press conference in Taguig City, Cayetano, together with his allies in the Lower House, said House  Bill 8597  or the Bangon Pamilyang Pilipino (BPP) Assistance Program ois a simple initiative that can be sustained by unused funds from previous years. Cayetano promoted his proposal which has been compared to House Bill 8628 or the proposed Bayanihan to Arise as One Act (Bayanihan 3) that was filed by staunch political foe and successo...

Senator Francis Pangilinan is calling for a legislative inquiry into the "slow" release and utilization of the funds under the Bayanihan to Recover as One Act, or the Bayanihan 2.

Malacañang should certify as urgent the measure seeking additional funding for the government’s response to the COVID-19 crisis, a House lawmaker said on Wednesday. Economist-Congressman Stella Luz Quimbo (Photo credit: https://www.bdo.com.ph/) Marikina second district Rep. Stella Quimbo said

Full utilization of Bayanihan 2 funds would have reduced PH economic contraction, says lawmaker enablePagination: false endIndex: Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, February 10) — The impact of the economic decline in the Philippines would not have been as bad had the government been more aggressive in the disbursement of the ₱162.5-billion funds under the Bayanihan to Recover as One Act or Bayanihan 2, a congressman said on Wednesday. Marikina Rep. Stella Quimbo said economic contraction woul...

House probe sought on unreleased Bayanihan 2 funds enablePagination: false FILE PHOTO Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, February 9) — At least 37 congressmen filed a resolution calling for a House probe to look into almost half of the ₱140-billion funds that remain unreleased under the Bayanihan to Recover as One Act or Bayanihan 2. Lawmakers filed House Resolution 1558 on Monday calling on the House Committee on Public Accounts to conduct an inquiry in aid of legislation on the "unreleased a...

Published February 8, 2021, 5:30 PM The government may seek the passage of a third Bayanihan law if its current funds would not be sufficient for pandemic response and recovery efforts, Malacañang said Monday. Plenty supplies of fish being sold at Trabajo Market is seen as pork vendors declare pork holiday on the first day of implementation of price ceiling on pork and poultry products (JANSEN ROMERO / MANILA BULLETIN) For the moment, however, the government has tapped the 2021 national budget...

Former House Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano (PCOO / MANILA BULLETIN / FILE PHOTO) In a press statement, Cayetano said House Bill 8628 or the proposed Bayanihan to Arise as One Act (Bayanihan 3) authored by Velasco “might not be approved in time to help those who need it the most.” Cayetano also took a jab at Velasco’s bid to prioritize  Charter change moves which the Lower House Committee on Constitutional Amendments did when it adopted last week Resolution of Both Houses 02. “This is pr...

The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) has already doled out least P21.9 million worth of cash subsidy to more than 5,000 public utility vehicles (PUVs) drivers nationwide under the government's service contracting program.