MANILA, Philippines — President Rodrigo Duterte will be required to submit to both Congress and the Commission on Audit (COA) a monthly report on the government’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic under the proposed Bayanihan to Recover as One Act or the Bayanihan 2 bill. ADVERTISEMENTThese agencies include the Department of Health, Department of Labor and Employment, Department of Transportation, and Department of Trade and Industry, among others. “Hindi lang sa Congress [magsa-submit ng report]. Under the first Bayanihan law, the Bayanihan to Heal as One Act of Bayanihan 1, Duterte’s office was required to submit a report to Congress every week. But the reconciled version of the Bayanihan 2 bill approved by Congress’ bicameral conference committee only mandates the President to submit a report every first Monday of the month.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer August 20, 2020 14:59 UTC