MANILA, Philippines — Speaker Lord Allan Velasco has revived his call for the passage of Bayanihan 3, as he claimed Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III did not “shoot down” the proposal and was only asking for more time to look for funding.
During a recent virtual meeting, Velasco said he got an assurance from Dominguez that efforts are being made to identify sources to fund Bayanihan 3.
“It’s a matter of finding revenues to be able to fund those programs. Secretary Dominguez did not actually shoot down Bayanihan 3,” Velasco said in a statement on Wednesday.
“Definitely, he (Dominguez) really wants to help the Filipino people. Ang sinabi lang niya eh give him time to look f…
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