This was revealed yesterday by Sen. Christopher Lawrence ‘’Bong’’ Go following a special meeting between Congress leaders and top leaders of the executive branch at Malacañang on how they can work together to strengthen government efforts in responding to the COVID-19 crisis.
‘’Both Houses of Congress through the Senate President and the House Speaker have expressed their readiness and have committed to work fast in order to pass the necessary measures immediately, given the urgency of the matter,’’ Go explained.He said the bill from the executive branch will be provided to the legislators very soon.
‘’The measure also aims to further empower and give the government the flexibility it needs to address the present health emergency,’’ he added. ‘’The proposed law also seeks to grant authority to the President to do what may be deemed necessary to fund measures to address and respond to the COVID-19 health emergency, including recovery and rehabilitation,” he also said.
‘’More importantly, it will give flexibility for needed realignments in the budget of concerned agencies so that they can prioritize the provision of immediate healthcare needs, as well as food and cash assistances to affected Filipinos, particularly those belonging to vulnerable sectors.”
An example of how things get done - there is a protocol to follow so we must be patient
I believe sir, flooding the market with cheap rice, medicine, vegetables, chicken, meat plus input of cash on the LGUs can take away the fear of people on a total lock down
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