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// November 19, 2020
NOV
19
2020

Jobless “Millennials, Miss” hardest hit by economic slump

Government has been urged to make its unemployment cash aid program “more granular”, focusing on women and youth workers who have been hardest hit by pandemic-triggered business closures. The call was made by Senate President Pro Tempore Ralph Recto, who said that both government
NOV
19
2020

Low budget for vaccines, to be bought by agency “auto-immune to efficiency”

Proposed funding in the 2021 national budget for the purchase and delivery of coronavirus vaccine will cover only 1 in 5 Filipinos, and that is based on the tentative price of the cheapest vaccine being developed, Senate President Pro Tempore Ralph Recto said today. Compounding
NOV
19
2020

COVID-19 impact on PhilHealth finances nil, budget debates reveal

Concerns that PhilHealth is taking a financial hit due to the coronavirus has no basis, Senate President Pro Tempore Ralph Recto said, after data on its COVID-19-related reimbursements was revealed during the Senate debate on the Department of Health’s 2021 budget. Of the state