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The House of Representatives is set to approve on third and final reading this week the proposed Bayanihan to Recover as One Act, with the hope that Congress will have provided President Rodrigo Duterte by September with special powers anew to best deal with the apparently protracted global health and economic crisis spawned by the […]
Deputy Speaker LRay Villafuerte has assured the Palace and the public that the House leadership under Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano will fully support the convening of a special session by Congress to pass the Bayanihan to Recover as One Act, in order to continue the giving of special powers to President Rodrigo Duterte to deal […]
The House of Representatives approved on third and final reading a bill declaring a national emergency and granting President Rodrigo Duterte additional powers to address the coronavirus pandemic in the country. The chamber approved House Bill 6616, otherwise known as “Bayanihan to Heal as One Act”, with 284 affirmative votes, 9 negative votes, and no […]