Bill grants P8,000-cash aid to 18-M workers

Congress hopes that the country will have a better chance of stopping the spread of the deadly coronavirus and cushioning its impact on millions of workers forced to stay home by handing President Rodrigo Duterte special powers, including the use of P275-billion unused public funds.

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