WATCH: The House of Representatives approved Bayanihan Recover As One Act or Bayanihan 2 on third and final reading, to cushion the impact of the pandemic in the country. READ:
Under the House version of Bayanihan 2, a P162-billion fund will serve as an economic stimulus and will be allocated for the following, among others:
P3 billion for procurement of face masks, personal protective equipment sets, shoe covers and face shields to be provided to all barangay health workers, barangay officials, and other indigent persons that need protection P10 billion to finance programs of the Department of Transportation to assist the critically affected businesses in the transportation industry, including the provision of temporary livelihood for displaced workers
P300 million for subsidies and allowances of affected teaching and non-teaching personnel, including part-time faculty, in private and public Tertiary Education Institutions including part-time faculty in SUCs;
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