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'Marcos stimulus plan not enough to address pandemic'

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 23 01:48 PM

A proposed stimulus program called "Bangon Bayan Muli" will not be enough to address the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, a think tank said. Read more »

Pagpapaliban ng barangay polls kabilang sa maaaring prayoridad ng Kamara

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Posted at May 20 08:01 PM

Ang pagpapaliban ng barangay elections ay para umano makatipid at mapondohan ang panibagong COVID-19 stimulus package. Read more »

Congress eyes postponement of brgy polls, pass stimulus

Zandro Ochona, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 20 02:46 PM

The incoming House of Representatives is eyeing postponing the 2022 barangay elections to save funds for a renamed stimulus bill. Read more »

VP Robredo seeks stimulus package for MSMEs

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 17 03:49 PM

Vice President Leni Robredo on Sunday called for a stimulus package for small businesses as they struggle to keep their employees following the impact of COVID-19 restrictions. Read more »

Panukalang Bayanihan 3 aprubado sa ikalawang pagbasa ng Kamara

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Posted at May 26 07:32 PM

Aprubado na sa ikalawang pagbasa ng mababang kapulungan ng Kongreso ang panukalang Bayanihan 3. Read more »

Lawmakers uncertain over 'Bayanihan 3' funding source

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 22 03:27 AM

Philippine house lawmakers will tackle a measure proposing a third stimulus package for Filipinos affected by the pandemic.  Read more »

Finance chief says must work with lawmakers to find funds for Bayanihan 3

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 13 05:53 PM

Finance Secretary Sonny Dominguez III said on Tuesday his agency must work with lawmakers to find funds for Bayanihan 3, the proposed third stimulus package to help the economy recover from the COVID-19 crisis, according to Malacañang.  Read more »

Pacquiao bats for P335-billion pandemic stimulus bill

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 24 02:06 PM

Sen. Manny Pacquiao on Wednesday filed a bill seeking to create a fresh P335-billion stimulus package for several workers and families who still need cash aid a year since the COVID-19 pandemic began. Read more »

Liza Soberano, umapela para sa mga kailangang magtrabaho sa gitna ng COVID-19 surge

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 23 09:52 PM

Hindi ito ang unang beses na naglabas ng saloobin ang aktres sa isang mahalagang isyu.  Read more »

COVID-19 surge: Robredo seeks 'improved' vaccine rollout, mass testing, stimulus package

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 21 02:22 PM

Vice President Leni Robredo on Sunday called for a stimulus package, mass COVID-19 testing, and an improved vaccine rollout as the country's virus cases continued to surge. Read more »

Malaysia announces $4.9 billion in fresh stimulus to aid coronavirus recovery

Mei Mei Chu, Reuters
Posted at Mar 17 08:15 PM

Malaysia's Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin unveiled a fresh round of stimulus on Wednesday, in the hope of breathing life into a pandemic-hit economy that last year saw its worst contraction since the Asian Financial Crisis.   Read more »

Biden signs $1.9 trillion US stimulus package into law

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 12 08:17 AM

President Joe Biden signed into law a "historic" $1.9 trillion economic stimulus package on Thursday, saying it would help ordinary Americans recover from the coronavirus crisis. Read more »

PH needs bigger stimulus for economy to recover: solon

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 09 07:24 PM

Albay Congressman Joey Salceda said the Philippines has “one of the lowest stimulus to GDP (rates) in the world” and that the country needs to ramp up spending to bring the economy back to life.  Read more »

What will US economic recovery look like?

Heather Scott, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 28 12:35 PM

The US economy is rebounding faster than expected from the COVID-19 recession, outperforming the most pessimistic estimates. But some areas remain largely shut down. So what will recovery look like?   Read more »

One-fourth of Bayanihan 2 funds yet to be spent: Palace

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 11 02:48 AM

The government has yet to spend about a quarter of the country's second, approximately P165-billion stimulus package for the COVID-19 pandemic, Malacañang said on Wednesday, adding that another cash injection remained "premature."  Read more »

Solons push for P420 billion in fresh COVID-19 stimulus

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Updated as of Feb 09 01:18 PM

A P420-billion stimulus package dubbed as Bayanihan 3 has been proposed in the House of Representatives to help the Philippine economy deal with the COVID-19 pandemic.   Read more »

Trump rejects COVID-19 relief bill, calls it 'a disgrace'

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 23 10:20 AM

President Donald Trump on Tuesday rejected a $900 billion bipartisan COVID stimulus package, calling it "a disgrace" and demanding that lawmakers more than triple relief payments to Americans. Read more »

'Ayuda not sustainable': Quimbo seeks Bayanihan 3 to focus on aid for small businesses

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 11 04:09 PM

The Philippines needs a third stimulus package to help sustain micro and small businesses that generate jobs and income for millions of Filipinos, a lawmaker, who filed a third Bayanihan measure in the House of Representatives, said Friday. Read more »

Kongresista kumpiyansang may mapagkukuhanang pondo para sa Bayanihan 3

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 29 01:15 PM

Kumpiyansa ang isang kongresista na may mapagkukuhanan pa ng pondo ang pamahalaan para sa isinusulong na Bayanihan 3 kaugnay sa patuloy na paglaban ng bansa kontra COVID-19. Read more »

Congress eyes passing third Bayanihan package: Angara

Katrina Domingo and Robert Mano, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 11 10:09 PM

Senate Committee on Finance chair Sonny Angara on Wednesday said lawmakers have begun looking into the possibility of legislating a third stimulus package for sectors hit by the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more »