ANGARA BATS FOR FREE COVID TEST FOR JOBSEEKERS AS 'EMPLOYMENT STIMULUS'
If they can’t feed hungry mouths, how can they pay for nasal swabs ?
This, Sen. Sonny Angara said, is the predicament facing jobseekers who are having a hard time complying with the requirement of potential employers that they include a negative COVID test result in the credentials they submit.
“For jobless breadwinners, it is choosing between two sacks of rice or a RT-PCR swab,” Angara said, referring to the P3,500 - P5,000 cost of the test that detects the presence of the coronavirus in the body.