Senator Panfilo Lacson said prolonging the law could be inevitable as “the health issue is not being addressed appropriately” by the concerned authorities. | iammarlonramos
“We have to discuss further if a simple amendment to extend the effectivity [of the law] or pass a new law granting the President more or limited powers,” Lacson told the Inquirer.Lacson said prolonging the law could be inevitable as “the health issue is not being addressed appropriately” by the concerned authorities.
Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon had confirmed his attendance in the 3 p.m. session after he earlier expressed reservation about the safety of the senators who were already senior citizens like him attending the Senate proceedings.Lacson said the government would need more time to contain the spread of the coronavirus, warning that the health situation in the country might remain unchanged in the next two to three months.
He said the DOH’s negligence in locating the people who were on the same flight with the Chinese national who was the country’s first confirmed coronavirus case doomed the government’s response to the health crisis.“For me, contact tracing is an important element [because] without it, we will not have a [reliable] baseline data,” he stressed, adding: “Contact tracing is nonexistent so there is no baseline data to rely on for testing purposes.
As of Sunday, the Philippines has 9,223 confirmed cases of COVID-19, with the DOH reporting 295 new infections. Four more patients died, bringing the toll to 607. But 40 more patients recovered, boosting the number of survivors to 1,214. Romualdez cited the P700-billion proposed Philippine economic recovery act, aimed at mitigating “the economic impact of COVID-19 and ensure business operations and support employment retention.”The proposed economic stimulus law, he said, would fund a nationwide job creation program, including infrastructure development.
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