A students' group on Sunday, July 11, hit the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) for only spending half of its funds allocated under the Bayanihan 2 for online learning. (UNSPLASH) Citing a recent report from the Commission on Audit, the National Union of Students of the Philippines said P3...
Malacañang is waiting for the report from line agencies to determine the amount of unspent funds under the Bayanihan to Recover as One Act (Bayanihan 2), which expired on June 30. Presidential spokesperson Harry Roque said the Bayanihan 2 funds were released to line agencies, but they were given...
Partylist lawmakers have proposed a congressional inquiry into the failure of government to spend Bayanihan 2 funds notwitstanding the urgency of the implementation of programs to be financed by the allocation. Deputy Speaker Eddie Villanueva and fellow CIBAC Partylist Rep. Domeng Rivera filed...
Vice President Leni Robredo can only wonder what she could have done if she had access to the P18.4-billion unspent funds under the Bayanihan to Recover as One Act (Bayanihan 2), which expired on June 30. Vice President Leni Robredo (FEDERICO CRUZ / MANILA BULLETIN The unused portion of the fund,...
The unutilized P18 billion funds under the Bayanihan to Recover as One Act (Bayanihan 2) is "crucial" for poor Filipinos in the face of the economic crisis brought about by the pandemic and the government's "insufficient" response, militant fisher's group Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya...
The Department of Education (DepEd) said Sunday, July 4, that around 90 percent of the P4.35 billion funds under Bayanihan 2 Law for distance learning have already been “successfully obligated and disbursed”. Department of Education (Photo from DepEd Facebook Page) DepEd issued a statement...
Ride-hailing firm Grab Philippines has launched a new initiative in a bid to support the government's mass vaccination efforts against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). (Photo from Grab Philippines) Grab Philippines Country Head Grace Vera-Cruz said the company, through its GrabCar Bayanihan...
A group on Thursday, July 1, slammed the Department of Education (DepEd) for its “failure to obligate” some P1.744 billion “Bayanihan 2” allotment for distance learning needs. (Photo from DepEd) The Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT) Philippines expressed disappointment over DepEd’s...
Senator Sonny Angara on Thursday, July 1 assured that benefits and other provisions for health care workers and frontliners in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic will continue despite the expiration of the Bayanihan to Recover as One Act or Bayanihan 2 last June 30. Angara, who chairs the...
Senior members of the House of Representatives on Wednesday, June 30 lashed at government’s failure to spend over P18.4 billion in funds allocated for urgent programs in response to the 2019 coronavirus disease (COVID 19) pandemic. In separate press statements, senior Deputy Minority Leader and...
House Deputy Speaker and Cagayan de Oro Representative Rufus Rodriguez on Wednesday, June 30 said congressional leaders are still hoping that President Duterte will call for a special session soon to enable lawmakers to extend the validity of the Bayanihan to Recover As One Act or Bayanihan 2....
A day before the law's expiry, House Deputy Speaker and Cagayan de Oro City Representative Rufus Rodriguez has still urged President Duterte to call Congress to a special session to extend the validity of the Bayanihan 2. House of Representatives (Alvin Kasiban/MANILA BULLETIN File photo) “We...
