{"id":249092,"date":"2020-03-19T06:42:55","date_gmt":"2020-03-19T10:42:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=249092"},"modified":"2025-01-12T19:52:04","modified_gmt":"2025-01-13T00:52:04","slug":"house-ready-if-special-session-called-to-pass-covid-19-funds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2020\/03\/19\/house-ready-if-special-session-called-to-pass-covid-19-funds\/","title":{"rendered":"House ready if special session called to pass Covid-19 funds"},"content":{"rendered":"
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FILE: Senator Alan Peter Cayetano during a press briefing in Malaca\u00f1an on October 28. KING RODRIGUEZ\/Presidential Photo<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

MANILA<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 House Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano on Thursday supported the call for a special session to pass measures granting a supplemental budget for the government to combat the spread of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19).<\/p>\n

Cayetano said the House of Representatives is ready should President Rodrigo Duterte call for an emergency session.<\/p>\n

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\u201cWe are willing to have special sessions to come up with a feasible and pragmatic economic package. We can adapt special rules like online voting if necessary, and practice social distancing measures to accommodate all our members, including those who are currently in self-quarantine,\u201d Cayetano said.<\/p>\n

Cayetano made the statement after Senate President Vicente Sotto III pushed for the holding of a special session of Congress to address the \u201clooming public order and financial crisis\u201d brought about by the Luzon-wide enhanced community quarantine.<\/p>\n

\u201cI suggest for Congress to pass a food subsidy budget in order to provide for the daily wage earners who lost their income,\u201d Sotto said.<\/p>\n

Sotto said the proposed PHP300 subsidy for every family each day for 30 days in the National Capital Region will amount to about PHP27 billion.<\/p>\n

Cayetano said the legislature should also prioritize the passage of a measure that will grant more flexibility in the utilization of government funds in the implementation of vital programs, especially to provide immediate support to the severely affected sectors, and the most vulnerable population.<\/p>\n

The House of Representatives is also proposing a measure that will finance a comprehensive economic stimulus package to mitigate the effects of Covid-19, specifically to the tourism and informal sectors, as well as to the micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs).<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have started discussions with our colleagues in Congress and the Executive on how to operationalize short- and medium-term economic programs and reduce bureaucratic procedures to help those who are going to be adversely affected by Covid-19,\u201d Cayetano said.<\/p>\n

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Cayetano said House members have expressed their appreciation and support to the President\u2019s handling of the Covid-19 crisis.<\/p>\n

\u201cRest assured that the members of the House of Representatives are more than willing to cooperate and further assist the Executive Branch of government to help our people to overcome this crisis,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

The House appropriations committee approved a bill seeking a PHP1.65-billion supplemental budget for the Department of Health (DOH) to address the Covid-19 threat.<\/p>\n

However, it has yet to reach plenary deliberations after Congress adjourned its session last week for a month-long recess.<\/p>\n

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