Former senator Antonio “Sonny” Trillanes said the Robredo presidency will implement post-COVID recovery programs that aim at reinvigorating MSMEs and improving the purchasing power of people.
Trillanes, who is again running for senator under the banner of Robredo, said the legislative priority of the new administration will be a slew of economic policies that will include financial aid for those most affected by the pandemic.
If he will be lucky to win anew as senator and Robredo as president, the first to be passed is her post-COVID economic recovery program.
Trillanes noted the policy agenda would help recover the economy and generate jobs.
“That will be the marching orders of VP Leni in the Senate slate. Because within the first 100 days, we need to pass this especially since our economy is in a very critical condition,” Trillanes said.
Among the measures that would be implemented are: unemployment insurance, financial aid to small businesses, and an expanded cash aid program or “ayuda” for poor families.
He also said there are employment benefits like assistance for those who lost their jobs, to help them in their daily needs while looking for a job.
Unemployment insurance is one of the big-ticket programs of Robredo’s “Hanapbuhay Para sa Lahat” project that she unveiled earlier this year.
Also under implementation is the aid to small businesses or MSMEs, which account for 62 percent of the country’s total employment. He said this will generate employment.
“We will have subsidy or financial assistance for small businesses and the private sector will also provide jobs,” he added.
Under Robredo’s Hanapbuhay Para sa Lahat, MSMEs will be given wider access to credit and integration into public procurement programs.
Also, Trillanes said part of Robredo’s plans is to expand the “ayuda” system for families that including an allotment of P216 billion in the national budget for social aid to families.
The senator said all of these programs aim to give the economy a much-needed boost to counter the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.