Published December 31, 2020, 11:52 AM ‘Your government is constantly finding that magic balance of easing quarantine restrictions on one hand, and opening economic activities on the other. Armed with our peoples’ discipline and vigilance, we should be able to revive enough business activities in order to stimulate income and employment’ — Senate President Vicente Sotto. On July 28, the Senate also approved the “Bayanihan to Recover as One” or Bayanihan 2, which provided P165.5 billion to sustain the country’s COVID-19 response and stimulate economic recovery. Senators also cited as a top accomplishment their timely passage of the P4.5-trillion 2021 General Appropriations Bill. The Senate approved the proposed ‘Doktor Para sa Bayan’ Act which provides for a scholarship and return service program for qualified aspiring doctors.