Tag: COVID-19 economic recovery

Senate approves proposed Bayanihan law 2 on third reading

(Eagle News) — The Senate on Tuesday, July 28, approved the proposed Bayanihan To Recover As One Act on third reading. Voting 22-1, senators gave the green light to Senate Bill 1564 that, if passed into law, would provide an additional P140 billion  for the country’s economic recovery amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The approval came a day after President Rodrigo Duterte urged Congress to pass the same. The President made the call as he thanked […]