The House of Representatives adopted on Tuesday night, February 23, the Senate version of the COVID 19 Vaccination Program Act 2021, thus, it dispensed with the conduct of a bicameral conference committee passage of the vital measure that will speed up the procurement of vaccine for coronavirus dise
With 22 affirmative votes, the Senate approved on third and final reading the bill that will expedite the government’s procurement and administration of COVID-19 vaccines to Filipinos.
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Sen. Juan Edgardo “Sonny” Angara, chair and sponsor of Senate Bill No. 2057 o
PASAY CITY, Feb. 19 The Department of Finance (DOF), through its Revenue Operations Group (ROG), has assisted the national government in implementing several regulations related to the Bayanihan To Heal As One Act (Republic Act (RA) No. 11469 or the Bayanihan 1) and Bayanihan To Recover As One Act (RA 11494 or the Bayanihan 2) to provide relief to sectors hardest hit by the economic shock triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic.
In a report to Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III, Tionko said the DOF and the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) issued 34 Revenue Regulations (RRs) last year, most of which were related to the provisions of the Bayanihan laws, Tionko said.
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Sen. Risa Hontiveros(Senate of the Philippines / MANILA BULLETIN)
Hontiveros, in filing Senate Bill No. 2053 or the “Free Dialysis for Senior Citizens Act of 2021,” said senior citizens suffering from kidney diseases that require dialysis should be able to fully reimburse through the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) all the dialysis sessions conducted in accredited hospitals or free-standing dialysis centers.
The senator said passage of the bill into law would be helpful to senior citizens and their families especially amid the widespread unemployment, exacerbated by the COVID-19 crisis.
Currently, PhilHealth covers 90 dialysis sessions, but Hontiveros said her bill hopes to cover the complete 144 sessions needed for a complete year of treatment.