Senate passes Bayanihan to Recover as One Act

July 28, 2020

With 22 affirmative votes and one negative vote, the Senate  has passed on third and final reading S. No. 1564, the Bayanihan to Recover as One Act which includes amendments inserted by Senator Ramon Bong Revilla, Jr.

Revilla's amendments inserted in the final version include:

*An emergency subsidy to affected low income households in areas under enhanced community quarantine and to households with returned Overseas Filipino Workers (OFW's);

*One month emergency subsidy to low income households who are qualified but were not given subsidy as mandated under Section 4c of the Republic Act No. 11469; and

*Provision of COVID-19 special risk allowance for all public health workers on a monthly basis for every month that they have been serving during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Revilla explained that his affirmative vote for the proposed measure is based on the Filipinos' dire need of more government assistance given the prevailing circumstances and limited resources of the country during the COVID-19 pandemic.