{"id":268018,"date":"2020-09-07T08:52:02","date_gmt":"2020-09-07T12:52:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=268018"},"modified":"2020-09-07T08:52:02","modified_gmt":"2020-09-07T12:52:02","slug":"prrd-to-ink-bayanihan-2-after-consultation-with-various-agencies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2020\/09\/07\/prrd-to-ink-bayanihan-2-after-consultation-with-various-agencies\/","title":{"rendered":"PRRD to ink Bayanihan 2 after consultation with various agencies"},"content":{"rendered":"
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FILE: President Rodrigo Roa Duterte reviews a document during a meeting with members of the Inter-Agency Task Force on the Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) at the Malago Clubhouse in Malaca\u00f1ang on June 22, 2020. ROBINSON NI\u00d1AL JR.\/PRESIDENTIAL PHOTO<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

MANILA<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 President Rodrigo Duterte will sign the proposed Bayanihan to Recover as One Act or Bayanihan 2 bill once the ongoing consultation with various government agencies is completed, Malaca\u00f1ang said Monday.<\/p>\n

In a virtual presser, Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said the measure will still have to undergo the \u201cordinary process\u201d of consultation with various agencies of government.<\/p>\n

\u201cKaya lang natatagalan nang kaunti at hindi pa naman mahabang panahon ang nakalipas, kinukonsulta po lahat ng ahensiya ng gobyerno na mayroong stake po dito sa<\/em>\u00a0Bayanihan 2 bill (The reason why it\u2019s slightly delayed, but not too long, is because government agencies with a stake in Bayanihan 2 are still being consulted),\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Once consultation is completed, Roque assured that Duterte would sign the measure right away.<\/p>\n

\u201cI can assure you\u00a0po kapag natapos na po itong<\/em>\u00a0consultation\u00a0na ito eh pipirmahan naman po iyan ng Presidente dahil hiningi naman po iyan ng Presidente sa Kongreso rin<\/em>\u00a0(when consultation is over, the President will sign it because the President requested this from the Congress),\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

According to Roque, the bill will be signed within the first two weeks of September.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think, they are aiming that the bill should be signed this week, next week at the latest,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

The Senate and House of Representatives have recently ratified the Bayanihan 2 bill which will allow the President to realign funds for the Covid-19 pandemic.<\/p>\n

The measure provides for a stimulus package worth PHP165.5 billion, which consists of PHP140 billion in regular appropriations and PHP25.5 billion in standby funds<\/p>\n

Support for the healthcare sector accounts for the biggest chunk in the proposed Bayanihan 2.<\/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 for 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 disease.<\/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","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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