The government must obligate the P173-billion from Bayanihan to Recover as One Act or Bayanihan 2 before the law expires on June 30, Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan said on Sunday, June 20. Pangilinan said the government should ramp up its COVID-19 vaccination program using the funds under...
BETTER DAYS Senator Sonny Angara When we passed the Bayanihan to Recover as One Act (Bayanihan 2) back in August of 2020, every one of us in Congress understood that we had to act swiftly in order to address the urgent needs of all the sectors affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. A total of P165.5...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) announced Friday, June 18, that the payout for unserved second tranche and waitlisted beneficiaries of the national government’s Social Amelioration Program (SAP) in Manila City has been rescheduled for a later date. Disregarding any form of...
Senator Sonny Angara on Wednesday, June 16 said the Senate Committee on Finance will start deliberations on the proposed Bayanihan 3 bill once Congress resumes sessions in July. Angara, chairman of the Senate finance panel, said July would be the best time to tackle the measure as the Bayanihan to...
Senator Francis "Kiko" Pangilinan on Tuesday, June 15, appealed to the executive department to decide on whether or not to consider the proposed Bayanihan 3 law as an urgent piece of legislation so the Senate can take prompt action. Senator Francis 'Kiko' Pangilinan asks Cabinet officials on their...
State auditors demanded transparency in the handling of funds, grants and donations received by the Surigao del Norte provincial government to support programs addressing the effects of the anti- coronavirus-disease (COVID-19) pandemic in the province. The Commission on Audit revealed in its 2020...
Notwithstanding the emergency nature of the release of fundings, over P242 million granted by government to finance Marawi rehabilitation and Bayanihan 2 programs was returned to the national treasury due to failure of the National Meat Inspection Service to implement listed projects. Making...
Vice President Leni Robredo met with doctors and hospital executives from Camarines Sur to discuss ways on how to address the recent coronavirus surge in her home province. Vice Leni Robredo meets with doctors and hospital representatives in Naga City for COVID-19 response. (Photo from Robredo’s...
Senator Leila de Lima questioned on Saturday, June 5, the move of the House of Representatives to include a P54.6-billion allocation for pension and gratuity fund of uniformed personnel in the proposed Bayanihan 3 law. Senator Leila de Lima (REUTERS) De Lima, chairperson of the Senate social...
Camarines Sur Representative Luis Raymund Villafuerte said Saturday, June 5, that the "lousy" working relationship of the House of Representatives with Malacañang and the Senate has led to the "fiasco" of the proposed third Bayanihan law "not likely to see the light of day". Villafuerte expressed...
Anakalusugan Partylist Rep. Mike Defensor on Thursday, June 3 warned government hospitals against violating the Bayanihan 2 law by denying health workers cash incentives granted them by Congress. Defensor disclosed that he has received complaints from several health workers in various public...
Volunteers of the Office of the Vice President (OVP) expressed their gratitude for the “big inspiration” and “hope and faith” that programs like the Bayanihan E-Konsulta (BEK), a free online medical teleconsultation, brought them. Vice President Leni Robredo shared on her personal Facebook...
