Bayanihan to Recover as One Act
{{Short description|Philippine law}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=September 2020}}
{{Use Philippine English|date=November 2022}}
{{Infobox legislation
|short_title=Bayanihan to Recover as One Act
|long_title=An Act Providing for COVID-19 Response and Recovery Interventions and Providing Mechanisms to Accelerate the Recovery and Bolster the Resiliency of the Philippine Economy, Providing Funds Therefor and For Other Purposes
|image=File:Republic Act No. 11494 (20200911-RA-11494-RRD).pdf
|citation=[https://www.officialgazette.gov.ph/downloads/2020/09sep/20200911-RA-11494-RRD.pdf Republic Act No. 11494]
|territorial_extent=Philippines
|legislature=Congress of the Philippines
|enacted_by=Senate of the Philippines
|date_passed=August 20, 2020
|enacted_by2=House of Representatives of the Philippines
|date_passed2=August 24, 2020
|date_signed=September 11, 2020
|signed_by= Rodrigo Duterte
|date_effective=September 15, 2020
|date_of_expiry=June 30, 2021
|bill=Bayanihan to Recover as One Act
|bill_citation=[http://legacy.senate.gov.ph/lisdata/3286229743!.pdf Senate Bill No. 1564]
|bill_date=June 1, 2020
|introduced_by=Imee Marcos, Sonny Angara, Ralph Recto, et al.
|1st_reading=June 1, 2020
|2nd_reading=June 3, 2020
|3rd_reading=July 28, 2020
|committee_report=[http://legacy.senate.gov.ph/lisdata/3286329744!.pdf Committee Report No. 98]
|bill2=Bayanihan to Recover as One Act
|bill_citation2=[http://congress.gov.ph/legisdocs/third_18/HBT6953.pdf House Bill No. 6953]
|bill_date2=June 3, 2020
|introduced_by2=Luis Raymund Villafuerte (Camarines Sur–2nd), Martin Romualdez (Leyte–2nd), et al.
|1st_reading2=June 3, 2020
|2nd_reading2=August 5, 2020
|3rd_reading2=August 10, 2020
|conf_committee_passed2=
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|date_conf_committee=
|amendments=
|repeals=Bayanihan to Heal as One Act
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|status=expired
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The Bayanihan to Recover as One Act, also known as Bayanihan 2,{{Cite news |last=Kabiling |first=Genalyn |date=September 11, 2020 |title=President signs into law Bayanihan 2 |language=en-US |url=https://mb.com.ph/2020/09/11/president-signs-into-law-bayanihan-2/ |access-date=September 16, 2020}} and officially designated as Republic Act No. 11494, is a law in the Philippines that was enacted in September 2020 granting the President additional authority to combat the COVID-19 pandemic in the Philippines.{{Cite web |title=Republic Act No. 11494 – An Act Providing for COVID-19 Response and Recovery Interventions and Providing Mechanisms to Accelerate the Recovery and Bolster the Resiliency of the Philippine Economy, Providing Funds Therefor and For Other Purposes |url=https://www.officialgazette.gov.ph/downloads/2020/09sep/20200911-RA-11494-RRD.pdf |access-date=September 16, 2020 |website=Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines}}{{Cite news |last=Yap |first=D. J. |date=September 14, 2020 |title=Release Bayanihan 2 funds, DBM urged |language=en |url=https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1334920/release-bayanihan-2-funds-dbm-urged |access-date=September 16, 2020}}
Background
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Prior to the expiration of the Bayanihan to Heal as One Act, Congress has already been deliberating proposals to either amend the existing law{{Cite news |last=Salaverria |first=Leila B. |last2=Aurelio |first2=Julie M. |date=May 29, 2020 |title=Senate moves to extend Bayanihan law, expand Duterte powers |language=en |url=https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1282837/senate-moves-to-extend-bayanihan-expand-duterte-powers |access-date=September 16, 2020}} or legislate a new law that would handle the economic impact of the pandemic in the country.{{Cite news |title=Bayanihan Act effective until June 5, new law underway |language=en |url=https://rappler.com/nation/bayanihan-act-effective-until-june-5-2020-new-law-underway |access-date=September 16, 2020}}{{cite web |title=NEDA PREPARES ECONOMIC RECOVERY PLAN AS BAYANIHAN ACT FAST-TRACKS RESPONSE TO COVID-19 PANDEMIC |url=https://www.neda.gov.ph/neda-prepares-economic-recovery-plan-as-bayanihan-act-fast-tracks-response-to-covid-19-pandemic/ |website=National Economic and Development Authority |access-date=September 16, 2020 |date=March 28, 2020}}
Legislative history
In the Senate, the bill was introduced as Senate Bill No. 1564 with Senators Imee Marcos, Sonny Angara, Ralph Recto, Migz Zubiri, Pia Cayetano, Cynthia Villar and Senate President Tito Sotto as its principal sponsors.{{cite web|url=http://legacy.senate.gov.ph/lisdata/3286230059!.pdf |title=Senate Bill No. 1564 }}
On June 3, the House of Representatives adapted the Senate's version of the bill and was introduced as House Bill No. 6953 with Deputy Speaker Luis Raymund Villafuerte of Camarines Sur's 2nd district and Martin Romualdez of Leyte's 2nd district as its principal sponsors.{{Cite web |url=http://congress.gov.ph/legisdocs/third_18/HBT6953.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=September 16, 2020 |archive-date=September 16, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200916194649/http://congress.gov.ph/legisdocs/third_18/HBT6953.pdf |url-status=dead }}
The final draft of the bill is a consolidation of bills filed by the bicameral Congress.{{citation needed|date=June 2021}}
Provisions
The act will provide government funds to stimulate the economy while strengthening the health sector and the government's pandemic responses.{{Cite news |last=Merez |first=Arianne |date=September 11, 2020 |title=Duterte signs Bayanihan 2 into law |language=en |work=ABS-CBN News |url=https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/09/11/20/duterte-signs-bayanihan-2-into-law |access-date=September 16, 2020}}
Supreme Court decision
The Supreme Court, in a decision dated December 7, 2021 and only publicized in September 2022, declared unconstitutional two subsections which imposed new taxes on Philippine Offshore Gaming Operator licensees: Section 11(f) (5% franchise tax on gaming operations) and Section 11(g) (taxes on non-gaming operations, including income and VAT). The court noted that POGOs are not liable for taxes prior to the enactment of Republic Act No. 11590 in September 2021.{{cite news |last=Navallo |first=Mike |url=https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/10/01/22/sc-strikes-down-new-taxes-on-pogos-under-bayanihan-2-law |title=Supreme Court strikes down new taxes on POGOs under Bayanihan 2 Law |work=ABS-CBN News |date=October 1, 2022 |access-date=October 1, 2022}}
See also
References
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{{COVID-19 pandemic in the Philippines}}
{{Rodrigo Duterte}}
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