Lawmakers at the House committee on appropriation approved Friday the proposed Bayanihan to Arise as One Act or Bayanihan 3. House Speaker Lord Allan Velasco himself is among the authors of the bill. Once enacted into law, the bill would provide funds for coronavirus programs, including the dual-tranche distribution of P2,000 cash aid to each Filipino, regardless of social status. “This is what our constituents want,” AAMBIS-OWA Rep. Sharon Garin, one of the authors of Bayanihan 3, said during Friday’s committee hearing. But proposing a new spending bill is one thing and finding actual cash to fund it is another.

Source: Philippine Star May 21, 2021 06:22 UTC