Albay Rep. Joey Salceda MANILA – The chairman of the House ways and means committee on Tuesday proposed a universal basic income approach that would cover 90 percent of the country’s population.
Albay Rep. Joey Salceda said the UBI approach proposes that “all Filipinos except those in the top 10 percent” of the population would receive between PHP1,000 and PHP2,000 each in emergency assistance during the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ).
Salceda said coverage would include the middle class, noting that the approach would do away with “convoluted eligibilities”, make for faster distribution, and ensure accountability.“I asked the President (Rodrigo Duterte) to […]
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