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‘AICS bill stuck over anti-epal provision’

By Marc Jayson Cayabyab

JaysonThe special session may have seen a number of bills passed on second and third reading, but a crucial bill seeking to institutionalize the aid program Assistance to Individuals in Crisis Situations  was stuck in a “deadlock” over congressmen’s opposition to an “anti-epal” provision, according to Sen. Erwin Tulfo.