MANILA, Philippines —Marikina City Rep. Stella Luz Quimbo on Monday asked the national government, particularly the country’s economic managers, to “take a second look” at the proposed third Bayanihan measure that seeks to cushion the impact of the coronavirus pandemic.
Quimbo, who authored House Bill No. 8628 or the “Bayanihan to Arise As One Act” together with Speaker Lord Allan Velasco, cited the 9.5-percent drop in gross domestic product (GDP) in 2020 in her calls for the country’s economic manager to back the proposed measure.
“Take a second look dahil sana bago magsabi sila na we cannot afford it… Ngayon, it’s official, 9.5 percent contraction [ang Philippine economy]. Sa…
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