A bill that would allot a P1.5-trillion fund for infrastructure projects in rural areas for the next 3 years may soon hurdle the House of Representatives. COVID19PH
COVID-19 RESPONSE. Construction workers build a back-up Barangay Isolation Center in Cebu City on May 27, 2020, that can house 320 asymptomatic COVID-19 patients File photo by Gelo Litonjua/Rappler
MANILA, Philippines – A bill that would allot a P1.5-trillion fund for infrastructure projects in rural areas for the next 3 years may soon hurdle the House of Representatives. Lawmakers on late Tuesday evening, June 2, approved on 2nd reading the substitute bill to House Bill No.
Infrastructure projects would include barangay health centers, municipal and city hospitals, digital equipment for COVID-19 testing, telemedicine services to post-harvest facilities, trading centers, and farm-to-market roads. The bill is designed to provide jobs to Filipinos affected by the lockdown imposed in parts of the country due to COVID-19, complementing Senator Bong Go's pet initiative, theThe lockdown imposed in parts of the country displaced thousands of workers, several of whom are struggling to find decent work in the middle of the pandemic. The Philippine government has also been repatriating overseas Filipino workers, who are now among the jobless in the country.
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