The special House panel on coronavirus is poised to approve on Tuesday three new bills responding to the COVID-19 pandemic, including the proposed P548-billion Pesa and the FIST Act. | deejayapINQ
The third bill is a measure that would penalize acts of discrimination against any person who has contracted the coronavirus or is under suspicion of it, as well as health-care workers and others on the front lines of the anti-COVID-19 effort, House Majority Leader Martin Romualdez said.
In a statement, Romualdez said he expected swift action once the bills were referred to the plenary for approval on second reading.
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