The National Economic Development Authority has urged President Rodrigo Duterte to place the entire country under the lowest form of community quarantine starting March 1, as it cited the country s need to recover from huge economic losses.
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 successor, incumbent Speaker Lord Allan Velasco.
Velasco and Marikina City Rep. Stella Luz Quimbo are pushing for the swift passage of the Bayanihan 3 that proposes a P420 billion economic stimulus fund that is aimed at reviving the country’s economy.
(UPLB / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN)
UPLB in a statement said a team from the Sycip Gorres and Velayo (SGV), who will be conducting the feasibility study, came to visit the site of the Agro-Industrial and Information Technology Parks Project on Jan. 30.
UPLB Chancellor Jose V. Camacho Jr. and Director Romel M. Carlos of the Technology Transfer and Business Development Office accompanied the SGV team to the site of the SEZ, which will occupy 70 hectares inside the UPLB Agricultural and Life Sciences Complex.
A short meeting was held after the site visit to discuss the timeline and scope of the project.
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