ADVERTISEMENT“If our high and mighty senators feel that the consolidated Bayanihan 2 bill was not up to their standards, then why did they approve it during the bicam talks? The truth is a majority of the good features of Bayanihan 2 were actually introduced by the House and were only adopted by the Senate,” Fernandez said. They want to also take care of our constituents the way we also wanted to,” Cayetano was quoted as saying. The House is set to ratify the Bayanihan 2 bill when it resumes its session on Monday, Aug. 24. One contentious issue was the House proposal to allocate P10 billion for the infrastructure projects of the Tourism Infrastructure and Enterprise Zone Authority (TIEZA).

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer August 24, 2020 15:33 UTC