{"id":266327,"date":"2020-08-24T22:43:23","date_gmt":"2020-08-25T02:43:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=266327"},"modified":"2020-08-24T22:43:23","modified_gmt":"2020-08-25T02:43:23","slug":"bayanihan-2-expected-to-reach-prrds-desk-by-tuesday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2020\/08\/24\/bayanihan-2-expected-to-reach-prrds-desk-by-tuesday\/","title":{"rendered":"Bayanihan 2 expected to reach PRRD\u2019s desk by Tuesday"},"content":{"rendered":"
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President Rodrigo R. Duterte (File photo via PNA)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

MANILA<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 The proposed Bayanihan to Recover as One Act or Bayanihan 2 is expected to reach the desk of President Rodrigo Duterte by Tuesday.<\/p>\n

Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque made this remark after the House of Representatives ratified the bicameral conference committee report on the Bayanihan 2 on Monday. The Senate ratified it on August 20.<\/p>\n

The ratification will pave the way for the submission of the final version of the bill to the President.<\/p>\n

\u201cI believe the earliest that it can reach the desk of the President will be tomorrow (Tuesday),\u201d Roque said in a virtual Palace briefing.<\/p>\n

Roque thanked the Congress for passing the legislation, saying it would be a great help in reviving the economy.<\/p>\n

\u201cMataas po ang ating kumpiyansa na malaki ang maitutulong ng<\/em>\u00a0Bayanihan 2\u00a0sa muling pagbangon ng ating ekonomiya<\/em>\u00a0(We are very confident that the Bayanihan 2 will be a big help for the economy to recover),\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

He also expressed support for the PHP165.5-billion funding for Bayanihan 2, of which PHP140 billion represents regular appropriations, and PHP25.5 billion are standby funds.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe will support any and all stimulus packages provided\u00a0kaya po natin bayaran iyan<\/em>\u00a0(we can afford to pay for them),\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Bayanihan 2 seeks to extend the validity of the special powers granted to the President by providing a stimulus fund to support the country’s response and recovery interventions for the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic.<\/p>\n

Senate Committee on Finance chairman Sonny Angara said support for the healthcare sector accounts for the biggest chunk in the soon to be enacted Bayanihan 2.<\/p>\n

He said Bayanihan 2 was crafted to ensure continuity in the government\u2019s response to the pandemic \u201cso it was only natural for the health sector to receive a significant amount of funding\u201d.<\/p>\n

Under the Bayanihan 2, PHP40.5- billion will go to health-related programs, which includes PHP13.5 billion for the hiring of emergency human resources for health (HRH); augmentation for operations of DOH hospitals; special risk allowance health workers; free life insurance, accommodation, transportation, and meals for health workers; and compensation for health workers who contract Covid-19 or die while fighting the pandemic.<\/p>\n

On top of the PHP100,000 cash to be given to those who contract severe Covid-19 and the PHP1-million cash aid for the family of those who died while fighting the disease, PHP15,000 will also be given to those who will have mild or moderate cases.<\/p>\n

Angara said that a total of PHP3 billion is provided in Bayanihan 2 for the procurement of personal protective equipment (PPE) such as face masks, gowns, shoe covers, and face shields for distribution to health workers, barangay personnel, and other indigent persons.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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