Albay Rep. Joey Sarte-Salceda, chairman of the House Committee on Ways and Means, said approval of House Bill 8628 or the Bayanihan to Arise as One Act is a move “in the right direction, particularly the vaccination-linked stimulus.”
While a total 224 congressmen have supported the bill by joining as co-authors, there appeared lack of interest on the measure outside the Lower House. Sen. Juan Edgardo Angara, chairman of House Committee on Finance, is also hesitant at rushing action on similar measures brought to his committee’s attention.
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