Rappler's latest stories on Bayanihan to Heal As One Act
Supreme Court junks petition questioning Duterte's Bayanihan Law
The 9-page petition 'fails to show grave abuse of discretion,' says the Supreme Court
DSWD says cash aid will continue after Bayanihan Act expires
The emergency subsidy program was created in the Bayanihan to Heal as One Act, which Malacañang says expires on June 25

After law's 'expiry,' Malacañang submits Bayanihan Act report to Congress
The 11th weekly report says the Department of Social Welfare and Development continues to adjust the list of remaining beneficiaries who will receive the first tranche of the government's cash aid

Malacañang says Bayanihan Act to expire June 25, but Constitution says no
'The Constitution takes precedence over ordinary legislation,' says Senator Drilon on Malacañang's assertion

Cayetano warns gov't officials over 'inexcusable' Bayanihan law problems
Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano says the House 'will be having an accounting' of the problematic implementation of the Bayanihan to Heal as One Act

Senate session adjourns without passing Bayanihan 2
Bayanihan to Heal As One Act – the law giving President Duterte emergency powers to respond to the coronavirus pandemic – will expire on Friday, June 5

Bayanihan Act effective until June 5, new law underway
One condition featured in Senate Bill No. 1564 or the Bayanihan to Recover as One bill is that there should be mass testing 'conducted immediately' in priority areas

Malacañang seeks 90-day extension of Duterte special powers for COVID-19
The executive branch wants the Bayanihan to Heal as One Act to be valid until September 2020

[Project Lifeline] Is it wise to avail of ECQ grace periods for loan payments?
While it is wise to be aware of relief measures and their corresponding benefits, it is equally wise to consider their finer points

RSF urges PH to drop complaint vs 2 journalists reporting on coronavirus
'During the coronavirus crisis, when information is especially crucial, the authorities must let journalists do their work, regardless of the kind of media they report for,' says Daniel Bastard of Reporters Without Borders

#ProtectVico trends worldwide after NBI summons Pasig Mayor Vico Sotto
This is the second time that Filipinos online rallied behind the neophyte mayor using the same hashtag

NBI summons Vico Sotto for 'violating' Bayanihan Law
'We complied with all directives. Hindi po illegal magbigay ng opinyon. At alam kaya nila na March 24 naging batas ang Bayanihan Act?' says the Pasig mayor
Cash aid for 18 million poor families in limbo as gov't works on database
Government agencies have to come up with a 'consolidated database' listing beneficiaries first, and it is unclear when this database is targeted to be completed

Rappler Talk: Constitutional law professor Dan Gatmaytan on Duterte's special powers
On Monday, March 30, Rappler editor-at-large Marites Vitug talks to professor Dan Gatmaytan to discuss the issues surrounding the Bayanihan to Heal as One Act of 2020

Bayanihan Act's sanction vs 'false' info the 'most dangerous'
'What we need now is full transparency from the government, not a measure to suppress rights and freedom of speech,' says Senator Leila de Lima on the law's punishment for false and alarming information
Gov't agencies ordered to list hospitals, facilities for possible takeover
DOH, DOT, DOTr, and OCD are tasked to create the inventory and present this to the President

PNP files complaint vs Cavite town mayor for 'causing coronavirus scare'
(UPDATED) The Cavite City government has complained to the PNP that Noveleta Mayor Dino Reyes Chua is allegedly behind a Facebook page that posted unverified information on a coronavirus case in the city

DOCUMENT: Duterte’s 30 special powers to deal with the coronavirus outbreak
Read here the full text of Republic Act 11469 or the Bayanihan to Heal as One Act

Duterte signs law granting himself special powers to address coronavirus outbreak
The Bayanihan to Heal as One Act grants President Rodrigo Duterte 30 special powers, and excludes the proposed contentious provisions on the takeover of private businesses

Duterte's special powers bill punishes fake news by jail time, up to P1-M fine
(UPDATED) There is no law that punishes fake news. The Bayanihan To Heal as one Act also does not define fake news. 'That would be void,' says ex-SC spokesman Ted Te