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No to criminalization of Bayanihan Act: Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon says that he stands in support of bills seeking to extend the Bayanihan to Heal as One Act but has reservations in re-enacting Section 6 of the Act which enumerates illegal acts punishable by imprisonment. In a virtual hearing Friday, May 29, 2020, Drilon emphasized that RA 11469 is not meant to be as a criminal statute but principally meant to address a national health emergency. (Screen grab/Senate PRIB)