MANILA, Philippines—The House of Representatives’ committee on appropriations has approved the substitute bill which consolidated proposals to extend the validity of Republic Act No. 11494, or the Bayanihan to Recover as One Act.
At an online hearing on Monday (Dec. 14), the committee gave the green light to House Bill No. 8063, introduced by Speaker Lord Allan Velasco, Majority Floor Leader Rep. Martin Romualdez, Deputy Speaker Paolo Duterte, and committee chair Rep. Eric Yap.
The bill would allow the effectivity of Bayanihan 2 until March 27, 2021. Bayanihan 2 provided for stimulus funding for the government’s COVID-19 response worth P124 billion in regular appropriation and P2…
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