Drilon: “Hindi po kubeta at kalsada ang gagawin”
Senator Franklin Drilon hit some members of the House of Representatives for their proposal to allot P1 billion for “kubeta and kalsada” under the P10 billion tourism aid.
In the bicameral panel discussions on Friday, August 21, the Senate reviewed the Bayanihan 2 Bill or the Bayanihan to Recover as One Act.
The House seeks to allocate 10 billion for the Tourism Infrastructure and Enterprise Zone Authority (TIEZA) and the Senate wanted to allot the said amount for the assistance of tourism enterprises.
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“Ito ang mahabang diskusyon na nangyari dahil ang ibig ng mga kongresista ay ilagay ito sa pagpapatayo ng kubeta at kalsada habang ang Senado naman ay ipinaglaban natin yung position ng DOT (Department of Tourism) na ito ay tulong sa pamamagitan ng soft loans para doon sa mga maliliit na kumpanya na nagsara o nahirapan sa COVID-19 pandemic,” Franlin Drilon said.
“Uulitin ko lang, ang ibig ng House of Representatives ay ilagay ito sa pagpapatayo ng kubeta at farm-to-market road at iba pang infrastructure sa ilalim ng TIEZA,” added the Senate Minority Leader.
According to Inquirer.net, the House seeks to allot P1 billion to the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) for tourism infrastructure, P3 billion to the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) for displaced tourism workers and P6 billion for soft loans of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) in the tourism sector.
“Hindi po kubeta at kalsada ang gagawin kung hindi ibibigay sa mga manggagawa na natanggal at nawalan ng trabaho at para doon sa mga kumpanya sa tourism industry,” he stressed.
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inggit lang yan drilon.. kasi sa puro tulog.